The Sunshine Underground: Raise the Alarm

Last fall I gave a listen to The Sunshine Underground, an intensely energetic indie- rock/funk outfit out of the U.K. I was a little apprehensive over paying the import fee to get my hands on the full CD– because I suspected it would be released in the U.S. soon thereafter– but my impulsivenenss thankfully got the better of me. Months later, I’m still pumped on the bold sounds in Raise the Alarm, their debut album, and so are the kids in England, where The Sunshine Underground is currently touring extensively. TSU just played SXSW (something I would love to hear about if any of you caught it), but that was the first I’ve heard of their playing any U.S. shows. Their full album is still only available to us with an import fee via Amazon— though I imagine that may change soon– but that may be the only bummer about this band, because their sound (which is a little bit Bloc Party, a little bit The Rapture, and a lot of their own) is incredible and addictive. Check them out on Myspace (start with “Commercial Breakdown” or “Borders”), and be converted.