ISSUE #6

Old Skool
British rock
forerunners
Savannah
have set their sights on a resurrection
of the early nineties through the
medium of nostalgic, guitar-laden, riff-
lled music.
Upon my initial listen to the latest single,
‘All The Right Reasons’, they appeared to
do just that. While I may have been a
parka wearing, bucket-hatted youth, even
I can appreciate the instantly conveyed
throwback to a simpler time, when life
was easier, and Mars bars were still less
than 30 pence.
There’s always been something
intangible about Britpop, for
me at least; while many critics
(often rightly) accuse the
poorly-dened sub-genre of
being lled with excess and a
lack of skill, it’s always enticed
me, beckoning myself towards
it like a recovering
alcoholic towards the last
can of Stella in the fridge.
In this sense, consider the
likes of Oasis, Blur and
Suede to be my regulars.
Savannah, to me, have
always been an experimental craft IPA,
brewed in someone’s basement and
served with liquid nitrogen.
‘All The Right Reasons’ feels instantly
familiar. From the off, Liam’s broad voice
entices you in alongside an assertive
backing array of guitar and never-ending
riffs. It doesn’t matter that the lyrics
might not always make sense even with
prop boards held up in the ofcial video
on Youtube. However, the heroes of this
track must be considered to be the guitar
and bass of Lewis and Holmes, which
serve to reinforce and lift the track to
new heights. Thanks to their tasty riffs,
I’d expect to nd this on a car advert, or
Soccer A.M. very soon.
Considering that the lads have been
playing extensively over the past few
years it makes you wonder how they get
the time to record the amount of tracks
they currently do, and all to an
amazingly high standard, It’s a slice of
nostalgia, presented to you as a lovely,
welcome surprise. It’s like having beans
on toast as a kid, only to
discover that there’s little
sausages in there as well.
The driven track borders
on the anthemic, with
condence oozing from
every single pour.
What’s the conclusion
then? Brace yourself
for more, and ngers
crossed an album
release, maybe?? in
2018, and make
yourself present at any gigs that come
your way.
Get on all of their socials, you need to
check these guys out if you haven’t
already, on Facebook, Twitter,
Soundcloud and YouTube.