The Beat Poets - 'The Making' EP

Belfast band The Beat Poets are making all the right noises in all the right places at present. From being championed by ATL to making ripples in New York, they are forging the right paths to accommodate their brand of radio-friendly guitar-driven rock. This EP captures a band unafraid to make big sounding guitar music with rousing choruses. All the early-U2 boxes are ticked, yes, but tracks like ‘The Making’ and ‘Race’ more than illustrate that The Beat Poets can do it well and there is a live audience out there who will respond more than positively to these tracks. Meanwhile, ‘Bloodline’, with its Stone Roses inspired acoustic flavourings and spirited vocals, suggests a diversity that will also serve them well.

7/10

DOWNLOAD: ‘THE MAKING’, ‘BLOODLINE’
FOR FANS OF: MANSUN, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, U2