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BROKEN DOLLS - STRONGER

"STRONGER is an impressively epic sounding call to arms from Broken Dolls."

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Stronger / Peaches
SOUTHERN FRIED RECORDS

Sounding like a headfirst collision between Editors and Duran Duran, five piece indie rockers Broken Dolls are a band hammering out wired electro indie rock ala The Killers, The Bravery and Kasabian.
As with those bands, Broken Dolls also know the power a massive hook laden chorus and swathes of synthesisers can do you; debut single STRONGER a song blessed with both.  Passionate vocals are belted out in gloriously windswept fashion as the rest of the band go about unleashing all the throbbing basslines, crashing powerchords and driving drum patterns you could ever wish for.
Sure, this may be a somewhat over familiar formula by now, but Broken Dolls inject things with such an air of the grandiose and epic that you can put any cynicism aside.  STRONGER is an impressively epic sounding call to arms from Broken Dolls.

BIOGRAPHY
Meet Neil, Jay, Ash, Vas and Chris, a gang of friends collectively known as Broken Dolls.
Formed in 2003, the band have enjoyed appearances on Jo Whileys' Radio One show, at Glastonbury, Radio One Big Weekend, Get Loaded in the Park, O2 Wireless Festival (Hyde Park).
They are signed to Norman Cook's label, Southern Fried Records and are to release their debut album 'Broken Dolls' produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Editors) and Jagz Kooner (Primal Scream, Infadels) on the 23rd JULY 2007 with the debut single 'Stronger' 9th JULY 2007.

LINE UP
Neil
Jay
Ash
Vas
Chris

DISCOGRAPHY
STRONGER (Southern Fried Records>2007)
Stronger
Peaches

LINKS

FURTHER LISTENING
The Killers
Kasabian
The Bravery

 

Review date: July 2007