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Sunday, 19 July 2009 13:43 |
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"I Dance Like This" is the debut album from Leeds-based band The Dharma. Although this mini-album only consists of six songs it is enough to give a strong feel for the band's punchy, energetic indie style. After a first listen, the songs may feel slightly forgettable but it won't be long before the catchy beats take hold and the lyrics "I'm on fire, I'm on fire" are implanted into your brain. This sound, combined with lyrics of everyday life and nights out ("I stole your heart on Saturday night...") will draw comparisons with similar bands of today such as the Pigeon Detectives; however, with The Dharma, you feel you are getting something more authentic. If it's a slice of genuine, upbeat indie you're after, this is it.
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Sunday, 19 July 2009 13:39 |
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LEEDS post-rocking outfit The Dharma have built a solid reputation for delivering impressively energetic live performances.
They will play at the Peterborough Met Lounge tonight.
Throwing everything at putting on a memorable show, The Dharma have built a solid reputation.
Their sound can only be described as powerful, while retaining the key components to satisfy everyone’s dancing needs.
Following on the back of supporting the likes of Cage The Elephant and The Maccabees, they are wasting no time dropping their explosive new EP I Dance Like This, which is out this month.
This summer will end with an explosive Leeds gig in October, where more than 1,000 fans will get the chance to welcome the band back home.
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 15:55 |
The Dharma - I Dance Like This EP
Released: 11 May 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
Arctic Top Track: You Call Me
Arctic Rating: 
Review by: Rich Pickings - 21st May 2009
Mick Jagger may have been born in a crossfire hurricane, but I was born in Leeds, the city which has wisely shed it's goth history in recent years to become the unofficial capital of indie rock n' roll. That is, if anyone can tell me what "indie" actually is in 2009: to my ears there's no difference between the last Kooks album and the Pampers-pop of the Jonas Brothers.
So someone's gotta save the music's mortal soul, right? If Tom's forgotten his roots and Pete's a mediocre prick without Carl, then we need some heroes here, 'cos otherwise I'm going to wear out my Employment MP3's and throw myself upon the mercy of the friggin' Maccabees.
Cue The Dharma, a bunch of hometown chips of t'old block who on the strength of I Dance Like This are just what the rebellion-is-a-haircut "scene" needs to wrestle the initiative back from all the eighties-chiseling scenesters around us. Wisely they've gone back to basics, recognising that the simple recipe for success here is splicing the energy of punk with new wave's short arm chops, then throwing in a dash of The Kinks Merrie Olde sixties pop for good measure. Suitably informed, opener Yes, I Play Guitar attaches electrodes to the leathery corpse of The La's, giving never-ending thrills via a chorus made for screaming on little dancefloors surrounded by steamed up mirrors.
Whether they've ever heard of any of the bands they sound like they're influenced by - Passwords is the best song We Are Scientists never wrote, You Call Me feels like The Killers covering The Wedding Present - there's no doubting the instant pedigree that I Dance Like This gives my favourite new best band. And I reckon that's worth having beer spilled on your shoes for.
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Claire Wilson, Dalliance |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 14:26 |
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"I have never seen a turn out like this for a unsigned local band. Being elbowed in the head by a 16 yeah old girl during the trance strobe intro did not damage my excitement. The band really looked like they belonged on the big stage. No skinny jeans to be seen." |
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Cath Aubergine, The Electric Circus |
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Friday, 19 June 2009 14:23 |
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"They've got a shedload of the sort of perfectly formed tunes that you find yourself trying to sing along to even though you don't know them, and get everyone set off in a good mood" |
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