The Fallout Trust

London based sextet The Fallout Trust are a delight to listen to, both unconventional and inspiring the band deliver intelligently crafted indie songs bordering on the edge of pop segmentation.

It would be easy to dismiss them as easy listening rock, but they’re style is so malleable and experimental that it would be wrong to categorize them. In fact it’s extremely difficult to liken the band to anything that has come before. There are touches of British Sea Power’s eccentricity, moments of subtle lyrical beauty that echoes Coldplay and a grand uplifting orchestral vibe that can be likened to The Arcade Fire or The Polyphonic Spree. The Fallout Trust manages to merge many styles whilst remaining interesting and diverse.

Traces of Beck can be seen in their more experimental side, but their ability at creating perfect pop songs surpasses the more acquired taste of Beck’s material. The singing is split between front man Joe Winters and Guy Connelly, similar to Gomez’s multi vocal setup.

‘Washout’ is an obvious single. Far more stripped down than the rest of the album, with an intro that could easily be mistaken for Razorlight’s ‘Golden Touch’, and a tune that is undeniably Zutons. Due out on the 13th of February it has the potential to take a firm grip on the charts should it receive the radio play it deserves. Despite the instantaneous appeal of this catchy light hearted number it is very different from most of the material on their album ‘In case of the flood’.

The variety in The Fallout Trust’s album ranges from the quirky ‘Them or it’, (a song that uses samples similar to a lot of Athlete’s ‘Vehicles and Animals’ album) to the electro sound of ‘One Generation Wall’. Sometimes you could call The Fallout Trust art-rock; at other times it would be fair to say they’re experimental indie. The band never wanted to be part of a scene and be categorised, but never went out of there way to try and become something different. You get the impression that The Fallout Trust’s sound just evolved into what it is today.

‘Cover up the man’ is likeable guitar rock at its best. It borrows from bands like Easyworld, Minuteman and The Open and builds to a fantastic instrumental crescendo.

The last single ‘Before the light goes’ is indie by numbers, but manages to remain gentle and reflective rather than going overblown like Kubb’s latest effort. Winter’s is an impressive front man; his dancing is erratic and he has a confident glint in his eye. The audience interaction is kept to a minimum, which isn’t a bad thing as it allows the crowd to just absorb the music. Unfortunately the set is kept short and the band leave the stage just as they’re getting into full swing.

As with most experimental artists The Fallout Trust won’t appeal to everybody but there is definitely enough substance on the album to generate a decent following. The album is out on the 27th of February and the band is still touring the UK until the end of February. The Fallout Trust are definitely ones not to miss if you’re a fan of pleasing, experimental indie and art-rock.

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