Red Light Company // Fine Fascination

As soon as I was handed this CD and caught a glimpse of the front cover’s art work, I was expecting Red Light Company to be a very, very indie band, as I had not heard of them before. However upon hearing their opening tracks it became blatant to me that this is not just another run-of-the-mill-lyrically-abstract-indie-band. While listening to 'Fine Fascination’ repeatedly, I have been trying to think of someone that I can relate RLC to and to be quite honest I cannot think of anyone else who they sound like. The closest I could really come up with would be Razorlight, which as insulting as it may seem, is not necessarily a bad thing. The opening riff of ‘Words of Spectacular’ would fit perfectly on Razorlight’s, self named album ‘Razorlight.’ Other than that all the sounds, vocals, riffs and beats on the album come across as being completely original to me. The strange twist is that as original as the album is, it also sounds like it has great mainstream potential, almost like The Kooks or someone - mainstream yet indie. The clash of mainstream and indie is sealed together with the catchy riffs, clever lyrics and upbeat style of the RLC creates a very likeable album. With ‘Scheme Eugene’ already a hit, this overall excellent album will provide strong foundations for RLC to develop their future career on.