Forgive me. I’m going to gush. A lot. There’s a new band in the world to get very excited about. Which is all very, very exciting. Transit Cop are one of the best bands to have erupted onto the Gloucestershire music scene in quite a long time. They’re fast, furious and flippin’ fantastic. Guitars thrash while electronic wizardry warbles overhead. And you’re never less than 20 seconds away from a rowdy pub chorus. Your Favourite New Band The band offer an exciting indie rock that hints at the most recent Blur albums and the best of Supergrass. Nevertheless, there is more than enough individuality for them to be interesting and original. At a time when there seems to be a revival in the fortunes of Britpop (see Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand et al), it’s a very good time to be a Transit Cop. The title track from the "Boys in the Other Band" single is an indie symphony compressed into 3 minutes 21 seconds. So much happens in it, you are left convinced you’ve been listening to it for half an hour. It’s a riot of a song with post-pub chants for choruses and high-octane guitar solos: the sort of thing Match of the Day would play the football highlights to. The Boys in This Band "Boys….." is one of those autobiographical songs: a band singing about being in a band. Mention is made of classic pop songs ("London Calling", "Sexual Healing"). Do TC want to write a song equal to these? Doesn’t everyone? All these boys want to do is rock "like the other band". And given the infectious enthusiasm they have, it’s quite likely that they will. "The Train Song" keeps the momentum up – this time with trumpets. The chorus may share lyrical similarities (and rhyming schemes) with Soul Asylum’s "Runaway Train", but this is a far more upbeat song. One Way on a One Way Track The song’s hero may have discovered his girlfriend has been cheating on him ("I guess it’s him instead of me"), but he seems more liberated than angry: "I’ve got the sun on my face/it’s a new day" runs one lyric. Again, the pub chorus anthem features heavily. Who needs women when there’s the chance to sing rowdily with your mates? If anything "Tightline", the final track on the single, brings the pace up a notch, although it is quieter. The chorus is faster and yet more furious, lyrics spat out at bullet speed: "Keep coming I’ve been towing a tightline". There’s many an accomplished rapper who would have difficulty keeping up. Living in a Ghost Town The song is a plea not to "go back to this old town". If "The Train Song" was about moving on, this song is about not staying put.
Don’t put up with remaining in this place, it’s not good for you, the song says. You get the message before it’s finished. Maybe that’s why the phrase "All you have to do is pack your..." is never finished. Glorious Transit Cop are a gloriously exciting band. But if you read Bradley Davies’ review of their gig earlier this year, you would know that already. But if you missed that, then make sure you get your hands on this single as soon as you can. These are the sort of songs that got me excited about music in the first place. If you want to blame anyone for what you’re reading here, blame the predecessors of Transit Cop.
The band has hit the floor running. If the future contains these guys, the future’s very bright indeed. | 
