Spanish new comers Corinthians were frustrated with the new new wave and 3 minute formulas. Instead they’re taking newspaper cut-outs, weird dreams and urban legends and turning them into timeless stories.
From the man who fakes his own death to move to Panama in ‘Take the Money and Run’ to ‘Bokonon’; a tale of a drug infused night with the hedonistic God from Kurt Vonnegut‘s novel Cats Cradle, to ‘Ademir’; a song about a man who went out on the piss only to discover his family had buried a man that morning who they mistakenly thought was himself.
From start to finish these tracks add some much needed intelligence and authenticity to indie pop. The references that Corinthians bring up are varied but always executed to perfection. The aforementioned ‘Ademir’ has a definite Doors feel to it and a vocal delivery akin to that of ‘Richard Ashcroft’ which is fleeting yet strangely effective. Whereas, ‘Space and Time’ and ‘Same As I’ have a more sinister sound to them with pronounced keys providing structure and an eerie definition which could be likened to ‘Cold War Kids‘. In contrast, ‘Take The Money and Run’ is less structured and with its soft textured the track is so elegant and understated, it’s verging on stunning.
Despite their cohesive sound the current Corinthians line-up has only been going for the best part of a year. They’re already starting to make some serious noise in Madrid playing in some of the cities largest venues and in March they will be grace the UK with their presence.
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