From the bands name, you would have reason to believe that The Others are nothing but another pretentious Indie band. This my friends would be wrong. The Times say that The Others are ‘reminiscent of the Sex Pistols,’ but if this song is anything to go by then if anything I’d say that vocally they are much like NoFx.
With its spat out Punk Rock drawl, Fat Mike would be pleased to call the vocal duties his own. They really are very much like his, and in my opinion that is nothing at all to be ashamed of. Musically I guess their sound is reminiscent of such bands as The Libertines, or indeed Pete Doherty’s new band Babyshambles. Again, I’d say that this is nothing to be ashamed of as Pete Doherty; despite being a drug fuelled psycho is musically a genius. ‘William’ is a fast Punk/Funk/Rock mix of pure brilliance and with its raw edge will certainly excite the ears of many. The band convey a lot of excitement in this single, and I’m guessing that they are an extremely electric and energetic live band.
‘William’ is a cracking single, and when it is released on the 4th of April it should see the band sell a fair amount of copies and enjoy a certain stint of media popularity. Whether this band can maintain their popularity remains to be seen, and a band that could be yet another flash in the pan could just as easily be this years Franz Ferdinand in terms of success.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
