Thursday, November 6, 2003 10:13
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Spurred
into action by what they call the 'new rock revolution', Southampton's
Auto Circus are not afraid to put their feet up on the monitors. |
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Southampton
based Auto Circus formed in 2002 and spent the first few month jamming
along the lines of their indie guitar bands heroes, such as The La's,
The Stone Roses and The Smiths.
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The band
was formed by guitarist Tom Woodbury, who already knew a guitarist
and vocallist but needed a rhythm section.
These he found in the form of drummer Adam Workman and bassist Danny
Rowlinson.
Adam is said to be the south coast's laziest man, while Danny, who
is obsessed with anything German, listens to Kraftwerk and often chooses
to go by the name of Wolfgang Stamme.
Their first few gigs were, by their own admission, glorified jamming
sessions, though they have since built up an original songlist and
entered the local circuit - gigs at The Joiners, The Hobbit and The
Soul Cellar are already behind them.
Auto
Circus went into the studio in July 2003 and recorded four tracks,
including Love To Burn.
Listening
to this particular song we thought it sounded just a little clinical,
as if the band were a bit nervous in the studio - understandable
for a new band, recording for the first time.
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That
aside, it's a very listenable slow to medium paced indie track with
some nice jangly guitars.
It's not quite Johnny Marr, but his influence is there and there's
a heartfelt vocal which binds it all together.
The other tracks, available from their website, are from the same
mould and feature more of Dave Hardiman's twiddly guitar lines.
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