Bath based With Love From Humans formed in 2007 and have recently experienced a successful signing to American label Expat Records. They have just released their eponymous debut EP, full of their own action-packed, energetic version of indie pop. The group has supported Laura Marling in the past, and are set to play Glastonbury, Green Man, and a whole host of other great UK festivals this summer, and are also preparing for their first album release, which is scheduled for 2012.
With Love From Humans’ music has been linked to the sound of The Kinks, The Beach Boys and The Stokes, but in reality their music is much more similar to their indie-pop contemporaries such as The Wombats and The Kooks, featuring guitar lead tracks, lots of major keys, upbeat riffs, and solid, expressive vocals with lashings of range and expression. They also have a recognisably British aura, which, whilst positive and forward looking also contains hints of self-consciousness, disconcertion and apprehension within their lyrics.
Their music has a few instrumental twists, including various brass parts, but with influences such as Blur, Biffy Clyro and The Libertines, their music is fairly typical, accessible indie fare. With Love From Humans might not necessarily be hugely innovative, but their music is just so spritely, fun and upbeat, and executed with genuine competency and flair, that you cannot help but enjoy their music. To my mind, there is always space for youthful positivity and pop happiness in music, especially when it is executed with such genuine intrigue and instrumental ability.
Great things are expected from With Love From Humans, and with what looks to be a great summer (hopefully!) and with lots of festival appearances arranged, this might just be their year.
See this piece at MTTM at http://www.morethanthemusic.co.uk/the-next-best-thing/new-music-with-love-from-humans/
