Switches

Glam indie-popsters are 'Laying Down The Law'

You’ll be glad to ear that throughout my entire interview with Matt Bishop, lead singer of another potential ‘next big thing’ band, Switches, I managed to completely avoid asking the seemingly inevitable question; what turns them on? “I was worried it wasn’t going to turn out how I hoped, but it did, so that’s really nice,” he explains. The resulting album is a stomping, romping tune-filled barrage of big choruses, clichéd lyrics and jump-up-and-down floor fillers, epitomised by recent single ‘Lay Down The Law’.
Clearly influenced by Blur’s big albums from their Britpop height, ‘Heart Tuned To D.E.A.D’ unashamedly takes a big Glam Rock nod at the 70s as well. “Oh yeah,” agrees Matt, “Glam-Rock, Bowie, T Rex, New-Wave, they’ve all been a huge influence on this album and the first album I bought for myself was ‘The Great Escape’ so that makes sense. There’s a big Weezer influence in there as well.” And it’s all very clear on the record, making Switches’ debut an easy, potentially very radio friendly listen.