9 Bands That Split Up After One Album

It's the weekend, which means one thing! Our big end of the week post, and this week we've got a good one for you. A big post about bands who split up too soon, basically after their first album dropped they slowly disappeared into the Indie abyss, we'll be giving you dates of years active and any projects that have came out of the split.

Get ready!

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Grammatics:
Album: Grammatics
Years active: 2006-2010
Projects after splitting up: Department M

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Snakadaktal:
Album: Sleep In The Water
Years active: 2010-2014

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Late of the Pier:
Album: Fantasy Black Channel
Years active: 2004-2010

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Viva Brother/Brother:
Album:  Famous First Words
Years active: 2010-2012
Projects after splitting up: Lovelife

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Trophy Wife:
Album: Trophy Wife
Years active: 2010-2013

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Wu Lyf:
Album: Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Years active: 2008-2012
Projects after splitting up: Los Porcos, Francis Lung, James Ellery Roberts and Ménage à Trois

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Flashguns:
Album: Passions of a Different Kind
Years active: 2007-2012
Projects after splitting up: Leaf Erikson

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Larrikin Love:
Album: The Freedom Spark
Years active: 2005-2007
Projects after splitting up: Gaoler's daughter, Sunless '97

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The Kabeedies:
Album: Rampus
Years active: 2008-2013
Projects after splitting up: Keep Up

Album Review... Flashguns - Passions Of A Different Kind

'Passions of a Different Kind' is the first album from London band Flashguns. It was recorded and produced with Luke Smith (Foals, Depeche Mode) and Barney Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian) in Somerset and Kent. It has been a long wait for their fans, but I am sure after reading this review they will be really eager to go out and buy it, seriously, you're in for a great début!


Having toured with Bombay Bicycle Club, the two bands can easily be musical siblings, they sound similar yet with a different appeal. While BBC are aiming for the stars writing radio friendly, play-it-safe songs, Flashguns are true to their word. With the opening track the album bursts into life with 'Sounds Of The Forest' ripping right through my ears and delivering a great opener to what is set to be an amazing album! It's fast paced and full of great hooks and riffs, something we love here! 'Passions Of A Different Kind'. It doesn't have the stadium rock credentials of 'Sounds Of The Forest' but it more than makes up for this in charm. The verse features jangly guitars, not dissimilar from The Smiths', which breaks into a sing-your-heart-out chorus of

"I found this passion, a different kind"

The next two tracks could easily be two different bands, 'No Point Of Hanging Around' opens with a riff that could easily belong to such bands as Biffy Clyro, and continues to be a slightly heavier track throughout. Further more 'The Beginning' is the complete opposite from it, The XX comes to mind here with the simple opening to the song, sample pads and very smooth guitar chimes in the background. 'Candles Out' is the album centerpiece, something to define the band by, great hooks, wondrous hypnotising vocals and a tight bass line! and the same can be said for 'Good Breeding'!

The latter half of the album is filled with previous work such as 'Racing Race', 'Come And See The Lights' which provide the fans with something to shout out about, the newly produced versions are crisp and yet still pleasurable this time round listening to it as it has ever been! Two of the newer songs such as 'Noah' and 'Good Breeding' are (on the first listen) very urgent, especially 'Noah' which is one of those songs I can see still being played when the band are touring their 5th album! They are going to rocket up the charts with this album, I can see them doing very well on the back of this release!

Flashguns - Passions Of A Different Kind
Out of 10: 8.6/10

Flashguns - Racing Race by Flashguns

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Flashguns - By Dan Bambridge

Review thanks to Dan Bambridge

Check out the latest arrival on the Indie scene; Flashguns. Strolling in from London, Brighton and Exmoor, Flashguns' material is some of the most promising around. I first heard of the trio after looking at the Last.fm 'similar artists to' Bombay Bicycle Club, and from first listening to "Racing Race", I've continued to love these guys.



"Racing Race" is memorising; the most captivating feature of the song is the introductory guitar, as the eerie vocals slip into your ears. Before long, the bridge follows, with underlying drum beats and the consistent guitar. Even the more talented guitar players can appreciate this finger-work. The bridges in the song are just as enjoyable as they build up the sense of the song. Towards the centre and climax of the song is the layering of both guitars and drums. Drowned out vocals behind the frontman's own and randomly generated noises give the band an excitingly enigmatic feel, that can be found in the likes of Radiohead and Kasabian. The only aspect that the song perhaps lacks is the lyrics, that don't do justice to the song's execution. This is all but made up for, however, in the newest single releases "Come and See the Lights" and "Speed and Leisure". Even the song title's emit emphatic style...



Other songs demonstrate a real essence of talent and a clear indication of promise, the older songs such as "Bells at Midnight" and "I do not Love You". The band played Reading '09 on the BBC introducing tent, and since then have been captured by a record label, arming their album and preparing to take on the big-guns of the Indie streets. In my opinion, they are definition of promising.

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Flashguns - Speed & Leisure