Margate based Squangey Bobbins are a phenomenally good band. Some would describe them as indie, but indie isn’t really a genre is it? For me they have the cheeky intellectual chaos of the Libertines, the wordsmithery and sharp as fuck poetry of the Arctic Monkeys and, the powerful harder edge of some of Britain’s greatest new wave bands (the Damned, the Jam). They have just released the first single, “Fake I.D.”, from their upcoming album ‘Margate Crows’ which is to be released in January.
“Fake I.D.” has a wonderfully jaunty pop rock feel with a hint of country rock styling. It drives along at a subdued frenetic pace and has some vocal “woah, woah, woah” hooks to die for. The song also features backing vocals from Billy Lunn of the Subways. The track was recorded at Farm Factory Studios and was Mixed, Engineered and Produced by the aforementioned Billy Lunn and was Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios.
Squangey Bobbins are Lewis Colley on vocals, Chris Bourne on guitar, Jack Elliot on bass and, Tommy Pearce on Drums. The band have said this about the song “Fake I.D. was written to capture that feeling of misspent youth — romanticising the days when the only reason to work was to earn just enough to go out with your mates at the weekend“. The song shines with a sunburst of joyful, carefree vibes that took me back to the nostalgia of my own misspent youth!
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