The Lofty Heights
The brainchild of a Californian transplanted in to worn down Dalston, Greg Griffin's London project The Lofty Heights revolves around the genius idea of combining the laid back sounds of his native state with the traditional folk song of the East End.
The results are rather spectacular; wistful surf dirges that talk about lost loves, home sickness and the ancient people of France, that all have a cockney sing-a-long quality about them. A bit like the Shins deciding to cover Chas and Dave songs.
Live the guy's got it pretty nailed down too, with a stage show that is charming, funny and not afraid to use a charango like a latter day George Formby; especially when he's busting out 'my old man'. You can even buy a CD with the case stitched by the guys own hand- now how many time does that happen in modern music?
The results are rather spectacular; wistful surf dirges that talk about lost loves, home sickness and the ancient people of France, that all have a cockney sing-a-long quality about them. A bit like the Shins deciding to cover Chas and Dave songs.
Live the guy's got it pretty nailed down too, with a stage show that is charming, funny and not afraid to use a charango like a latter day George Formby; especially when he's busting out 'my old man'. You can even buy a CD with the case stitched by the guys own hand- now how many time does that happen in modern music?
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Gina Louise
Sunday, 11 October
SINGLES OF THE WEEK
Lofty Heights – Eye Contact
Unit Rad
No you haven't just switched on Hallmark to a '70s TV show re-run; 'Eye Contact' is the latest musical effort of Lofty Heights. Pumping out lyrical heartache about the dangers of holding hands, these boys have nailed emotional surf ditties spot on.
Their inoffensive hand clap-fuelled, smile-inducing indie pop leaves you with that feeling you get when you run down a hill as fast as you can: a coalescence of inane happiness and morbid fear that once you come down, you'll be left toothless and alone once more. 4/5
Lofty Heights – Eye Contact
Unit Rad
No you haven't just switched on Hallmark to a '70s TV show re-run; 'Eye Contact' is the latest musical effort of Lofty Heights. Pumping out lyrical heartache about the dangers of holding hands, these boys have nailed emotional surf ditties spot on.
Their inoffensive hand clap-fuelled, smile-inducing indie pop leaves you with that feeling you get when you run down a hill as fast as you can: a coalescence of inane happiness and morbid fear that once you come down, you'll be left toothless and alone once more. 4/5
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