White Williams - New Violence

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 17 Apr, 2008.

Got a pink vinyl 7" in now by White Williams that sounds a little like the juddering mororik future pop I want to be hearing. It's called 'New Violence' and reminds me a little of Colder, the out-of-step French chappie on Output from a few years back, sprayed with a healthy dose of Sparks, then imagine Metronomy remixing this otherworldly pop gem & plonking some well wonky Fleetwood Mac style guitars all over the monotone bass pulse & kraut-tastic drum rattle. The vocals are inquisitive & minimal & the whole thing is utterly cool & chugs along in such a blase breezy way it brings a smile to yr chops! I can even acknowledge their super groovy rendition of 'I Want Candy' by early 80's pead-watch stars Bow Wow Wow. Shame Malcolm McLaren didn't suffer the same fate as Jonathan King for his seedy escapades in those dark manipulative days! then again we'd have had no Double Dutch.....anyway, this is an interesting distorto DIY curiosity with some minimal new wave shades, a Suicide-esque beats & more cosmic wibbles & meandering guitar madness to actually take it up somewhere near the giddy heights of the original 80's barn stormer. An absolutely smashing disc on Double 6, ltd to 500 so be uber quick!

‘New Violence’ is the debut single from electronic underground cult hero White Williams, a catchy, infectious number which blends a dose of guitar soaked electronic pop with a beat heavy 70s sound.

Recorded on a laptop and a small selection of studio equipment in various cities across the US, ‘New Violence’ is a truly modern track, with a nostalgic twist. B side track ‘I Want Candy’ is a cover of the 1965 hit single from the Strangeloves.

Limited to 500 bubblegum pink vinyl.

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