By definition, a nomad is 'a member of a people who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.' The Savage Nomads are certainly on a quest to find pastures new in their experimental pop rock sound and are already causing quite a stir amongst their fanbase livestock.
Formed in mid 2008, the band have just released their debut album Coloured Clutter which has granted indie lovers a new indulgence in the form of their debut single The Magic Eye. A relatively long track at five-and-a-half minutes, the song oozes a mellow, crowd-sway inducing energy that keeps your ears intrigued for the instrumental first 90 seconds, until the curiously diverse vocal range of front man Cole Salewicz kick in.
With genius originality in places and twinges of eclectic influences in others, these South London teens are defining experimental. You could start at least three sentences with 'this sounds a bit like...' after just one listen - and it's unlikely you'll just listen once. The Savage Nomads are named after one of the most notorious street gangs ever to come out of the Bronx area of NYC - they are also one of the most glorious bands to come out of South London area this year.
Words: Adrian Burgess
Coloured Clutter is out now via Alaska Sounds.
1:32 PM | 07/06/2011
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