Hope & State is a young band out of London who have just dropped their first 4-song EP called “Grand Gestures”.
Opening track “London, Oh London” sets the tone with upbeat rhythms and solid guitar melodies. Unfortunately it also immediately exposes the band’s biggest problem, which are the vocals. While the rest of the band is doing its utmost best to play catchy songs, Imran Siddiqi is dragging the whole thing down with uninspired, flat vocals.
He does a better job on the next two songs though. Problem with “At The Sight Of You” and “The Ever True” is that Hope & State is sounding a little too much like The Gaslight Anthem and I doubt anyone is looking for a clone when the real deal has a new album ready to come out.
Score: 5 out of 10
http://www.iforusrecords.be
http://www.myspace.com/hopeandstate
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