Some thrilling alt.pop has been coming out of Los Angeles in recent times, and The Neighbourhood are leaders of that particular pack. Theirs is a sound where hooks take prominence, pop music with a pick-and-mix approach to genres, as can be heard on the ravishing Sweather Weather and Female Robbery . Both tracks grab liberally from indie, pop, r'n'b, punk and hip- hop bags to create tunes that are nigh on irresistible and tailormade for the widest possible appeal. It's a trick that many acts have been cramming up on since Foster the People rode this way with Pumped Up Kicks . The only problem is that The Neighbourhood just don't have quite enough of those instant thrillers, and there are a few times when you're dealing with fillers, not killers. More hits will, no doubt, come in time.
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Download: Sweater Weather, Female Robbery