In a break from your Song of the Week editor's self-indulgence, this week's song is chosen by MSc student Martin Smit. Martin writes:
Over the last 2 years, a number of jazzy, noise-inspired indie rock bands have emerged from London, particularly The Windmill in Brixton. To some they represent a rejection of the pervasive chilled out indie music "to relax to" while to others they are part of a natural 20 year cycle, reviving the sounds of bands like The Strokes, Interpol, and the Arctic Monkeys with a more urgent, politically aware tone to the lyrics.
Some bands closely associated with this movement are "Black Midi", "Dry Cleaning", "Squid" and "Black Country, New Road". This song exemplifies the movement's connections to post-punk, and features spoken word vocals found in almost all of the movement's output.