The Lightwings (facebook/twitter) are a regular fixture in all the ‘hip’ clubs around London of late. Hailing from South East London, this quartet have created a new sound that epitomises them entirely; Beatpop. It’s a mixture of Merseybeat, Britpop and Motown apparently and I can kind of see where they’re coming from.

Who Pulled the Trigger? begins with guitars that wouldn’t seem out of place on Thin Lizzy’s Greatest Hits and unravels into a bouncy, indie gem which should be filed next to bands like The Coral. Cheap Riches is a song played by the boy next door about the girl next door, full of pent up frustration over a backdrop of tambourine infused drums and laddish harmonies. The Lightwings are an experienced band who have an unfaltering sound which they have perfected and play without fault sounding like they should be playing in a burger joint in the 1960s as opposed to a smoke-free pub in 2011.

Cheap Riches by The Lightwings
Revolutions by The Lightwings
To A-nother Place by The Lightwings