Official Secrets Acts is one of the newer bands to be hyped in UK indierock circles.Deservedly so? Yeah, kinda. “Understanding Electricity” is the name of their debut full-length and it opens very strong with “Mainstream” and single “So Tomorrow”, two tracks that thrive on twitchy drums and synth sounds along with vocalist Tom Burke’s capability to carry a tune.They sound somewhat like Kaiser Chiefs, XTC, Blur, The Killers, Pulp and Elbow all rolled into one.
Things become a little less interesting when they go for a mid-tempo shuffle in “Little Bird” but hey, not a lot of debut albums are perfect. These guys are at their best when they deliver uptempo songs like “Momentary Sanctuary” rather than the way too long “A Head For Herod” or the too new wave-ish for its own good “Bloodsport”.
There’s no doubt these guys can write a decent tune but they are still looking for a sound of their own. For the moment it’s as if they are desperately trying not to sound like other bands out there. But who knows what they will come up with on the next album!
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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