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Winter Kids I'm Not Used To You (Little House)
IAN ABRAHAM, ONES TO WATCH EDITOR, THE FLY
"Thanks to Brandon Flowers and chums, the synth is de rigueur, to the point of exhaustion, possibly. So it comes as a surprise to find one being used so scantily and effectively. The Guildford-based Winter Kids have taken art pop and dispensed with the pretension and bludgeoned the 'art'. Jarvis did, why not these pesky kids? The debut single I'm Not Used To You does graze a Departure pasture, but that's not too bad, the metallic vocal is endearing rather than soulless, whereas Fed Up has a nattier chorus, which brings to mind The Associates or Speak And Spell-era Depeehe Mode. And the simple matter of a few more gigs will make Winter Kids all the more impressive."
The Lost Revue Street Meat (Popfiction)
NIGEL HARDING, HEAD OF MUSIC, XFM
"I have been pleasantly surprised by how this low-key release seems to be capturing the imagination of Xfm listeners. The half-spoken, half-sung tale of fashion shoots and hot dogs weaves a cerebral, brooding verse with raucous, crashing choruses that sound unlike any of the quartet's contemporaries on the London music scene. The song could even be responsible for a wave of vegetarianism among the capital's indie kids."
Blackbud Barefoot Dancing (Independiente)