Proxy, from London, bring us this EP/album sampler to whet the appetite for their forthcoming debut and having been championed by the likes of Lamacq,they are surely ready to cause a splash. Lead track ‘Jetlag’ a forthcoming single has the sort of vibrant, fresh sound that sets it aside from much of the bile currently spewing its way out of London,there are no pretensions from this bunch,you get the feeling they care more about their music than whether they conform to any scene. Indeed ‘Jetlag’ sounds�a little like the vastly underrated Electric Soft Parade,with the chorus packing the right amount of energy to compliment the verses.’Strangers in a Fight’ starts off sounding a little like a 50’s doo wop number,moving starkly away from the sound of the first track,it takes you a little by surprise at first but is pleasant none the less. ‘Pole Star Navigation’ clearly meanders through Pavement territory but thats are not a bad reference point to have, ‘Footprints’ follows suit and by now you get the impression that there is a lot more to this band than first expected. Final track ‘Binary’ confirms this and was, for me,�the standout track of their recent live performance in Edinburgh,it more than signals a very bright future and potentially fantastic first LP from this exciting outfit.
