LONDON indie pop band The Hoosiers (formerly known as The HoosierComplex) comprises Irwin Sparkes (vocals, guitar), Martin Skarendahl(bass and guitar for acoustic performances) and Alphonso Sharland (drums).With their first single Worried About Ray reaching No 5 on the UK SinglesChart in July 2007, the band's debut album, The Trick Of Life, gives us agood listen to its own "style" of music, odd pop.
Frontman Sparkes just loves to exercise his impressive falsetto at anyopportunity.
It's both his accent and that unmistakable UK indie pop vibethat runs through all the songs which traces the band's lineage back topast great British bands like The Cure and XTC.
Worried About Ray's music video for the song is inspired by theAmerican special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
That song, as well as Goodbye Mr A, contains the trademark Hoosier sound of choral harmonies,upbeat drums and resounding organ. Angular guitar riffs, dance rock beats, and wistful tales of life,existence and romance make The Hoosiers fits snugly in the current indiemusic climate.
Other songs include Run Rabbit Run, A Sadness Runs Through Him,Clinging on for Life, Everything Goes Dark, Killer and the hidden track The Feeling You Get When.
Every single track is brilliant, which is unusual for an album. Theseguys are talented and the songs are just incredible. - NST 27/04/2008
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