Thursday, 22 May 2014

The Ace return with a fantastic new double A-sided single (We Dig This Records)


Fantastic Leeds band, The Ace, are back with a new double A-sided single, ‘Egil’s Head-Ransom’ c/w ‘I’m Leavin’ You’. And once again these northern beat merchants display their fine combination of song-writing skills, musicianship and great vocals/harmonies.

‘Egil’s Head Ransom’ commences with some jangly guitar playing before launching into its full beat-filled majesty. Shorty, snappy and fun-packed, there is an energy about this song that somehow reminds me of 80s Countdown band, The Kick. In fact, if you could roll The Kick’s cover of ‘I Can’t Let You Go’ in to one song with their own ‘Armchair Politician’, then this beauty may well be the outcome.

Then comes the mighty ‘I’m Leavin’ You’, which contains the spirit of The Yardbirds from their ‘For Your Love’ period, with the drive of The Eyes, along with a fuzzed guitar, to take you from the beat start of the 60s of the former track, to the more garage second half of the decade for this song. This will soon have you singing along. Awesome.

So there you have it, another major triumph from The Ace. Hang on though, no you don’t have it – yet. But if you do want it (and why wouldn’t you?), get yourself along to www.wedigthistheace.blogspot.co.uk where you will be told how to treat yourself to 2 slabs of mighty Leeds beat!!!!!!!

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