Cajun Dance Party are another in the long line of British bands in the early 2000s influenced by jittery post-punk and peppy, literate new wave groups. They are also young enough that they are probably influenced by the Arctic Monkeys as well. The two groups share a sound (angular, hard-charging guitars; off-kilter rhythms; dramatic arrangements) and a sensibility. That said, Cajun Dance Party manage to carve out their own identity on their debut album, The Colourful Life. Part of it is down to...   [ read more ]

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