Brakes - Ring A Ding Ding
[Rough Trade]
Published Tuesday, 11th October, 2005 at 2:43 PM
UK release date: 17th October 2005
Written by Dave R
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Latest single Ring A Ding Ding is the opening track from the debut Brakes album Give Blood, released earlier this year on Rough Trade. Brakes are the supergroup consisting of Eamon Hamilton from British Sea Power, Tom and Alex White from The Electric Soft Parade and Marc Beatty from The Tenderfoot.
Ring A Ding Dong is an infectious blend of madman vocals about "monkey macaroni", chugging guitars and swirling Hammond organs for a 2 minute garage-rock monster. B-side Jackson is another track from album Give Blood; an equally addictive number with vocal contributions from Leila Moss (The Duke Spirit), and Shut Us Down is a 1 minute blast of bluesy-rock riffs The Rolling Stones would have been proud of.
Brakes are the sound of four friends jamming and having fun, pretending to be Neil Young, the Rolling Stones and combining country, rock, punk and blues. This is uplifting, toe-tapping party music you won't ever tire of. Recommended.
