The Electric Cinema – ‘Cut Down’ (Sugarlow) Released 12/03/07

The Electric Cinema have a sound that makes it extremely difficult to decide whether their latest single ‘Cut Down’ is an overblown blatant Flaming Lips rip off or an extremely beautiful song by a band with such a sonic brilliance. The Watford 4-piece have created music that tries its hardest to break away from what it is to be an indie band, and have thus moulded a song that will surely garner recognition from those looking for depth and brilliant musicianship in a convenient package. However great they may sound, the band have been frivolously labelled as somewhat of a Wayne Coyne b-side band. There's obviously some substance in saying that as the big keyboards and falsetto background choir-esque vocals are all there ticking the boxes, but The Electric Cinema deserve better than comparisons. Beautifully sad songs with a murky undertone give this band an edge to the would be pigeonholers.