The Chap - Mega Breakfast

Third album by the London quintet The Chap, Mega Breakfast, contains a single that proves the possibility of a strings-driven indie rock to sound, as the title implies, fun and interesting! Not just deliver the last one at best. There's no Arcade Fire type somberness and po-faced drear to be found on "Fun and Interesting". Overall The Chap performs dance-oriented indie rock that distinguishes itself from other fare by multilayered arrangements, strong sense of melody as well as dadaist humor and attitude. And then there are choral arrangements! All five members (some of them multi-instrumentalists) sing and when they belt out vocals together, they sound very choral. Vocals, instrumentation, grooves and humorous lyrics result in a record that makes all other indie/dance efforts seem stale by comparison. A truly talented band from whom you'll no doubt hear more about.

*This review was published in Estonian in a journal called Postimees. This is the English translation