Influenced by everyone from Dr. Dre to John Lennon, new band ‘Folks’ have been causing a storm in the music industry and recently played at York’s very own Fibbers. A mix between ‘The Black Keys’ and ‘Oasis’, the band’s debut album I See Cathedrals showcases an obvious musical ability and an exciting range.
From the beginning, ‘Folks’ set the tone of bass filled rock’n’roll in ‘My Mother’, with its gripping, swaggering riff, and continue to deliver a sequence of fast paced, guitar-filled sounds that demonstrate what they seem to do best: great guitar pop tracks.
Frontman Scott Anderson creates a classic sound in a mixture of tracks that hint heavily to influences such as ‘Arctic Monkeys’ and ‘Kasabian’. Another band performing with a signature British style that has already seen huge success, ‘Folks’ pull this off well and slip easily between rock and pop.
The six-piece from Manchester have already toured with Miles Kane and have confirmed dates on the Band of Skulls tour in November. As well as this, they have recently collaborated with brand Dondup for Italian fashion week, giving the brand the edge that ‘Folks’ seem to deliver.
The influence of Noel Gallagher becomes more obvious as the album continues, and the feeling seems to be mutual as he recently asked them to perform two songs while sitting in for Dermot O’Leary on his Radio Two show.
‘Folks’ aim to cover everything from ‘60s psychedelia and expansive balladry to modern day sounds, and this is shown by the beat slowing down as the album progresses. From start to finish, I See Cathedrals experiments with a mixture of tempos and styles. Luckily for them, it appears to have paid off.
‘The Ship’ finishes the album with an incredibly poignant, gloomy track that screams of the potential of this band. They’re not yet the finished article, but watch this space, there is definitely a lot more to come from ‘Folks’.