West Wickhams – Magenta (EP – Golden Believers Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Shoegaze.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Hailing from the Isles of Scilly (England) West Wickhans are now active for a few years. They last year released two EP’s featuring “Magenta”.
Content: Five songs bring us back to the 80s Cold-Wave and shoegaze music styles. The songs remind me of an imaginary, crazy, offspring between The Housemartins, Joy Division and The Cure.
+ + + : I like the personal interpretation of retro 80s style. Especially both debut tracks are noticeable cuts driven by cool guitar play.
– – – : I regret the songs are a little too short.
Conclusion: Nothing groundbreaking but I like this dark 80s melting pot.
Best songs: “This Is Hang Up”, “Swear Above Suspicion”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/westwickhams
Label: https://linktr.ee/goldenbelieversrecords / www.facebook.com/GoldenBelieversRecords
Listen to “Magenta”:
About West Wickhams
West Wickhams is a duo of Jon Othello and Elle Flores, originally from Tresco on the Isles of Scilly and later based in Richmond, Surrey. The band released the “Consider Her Way” EP in 2022, followed the same year by the “Magenta” EP on Golden Believers Records, a limited-edition CD release with a five-track lineup including “Swear Above Suspicion” and “This Is A Hang Up”.
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