We named Man/Woman/Chainsaw a Band To Watch two years ago, and the singles from their debut album Cannonball have been validating that choice. The young London group plays artsy, orchestrally infused alt-rock — not unlike their forebears Black Country, New Road, but with less theater-kid energy and more of a pleasing radio-friendly edge. This week they've added one last single to a list that already includes "Only Girl," "Nosedive," "Get Up And Dance," and "Goddamn, Lizard Man!"
The new MWC tune is called "Something Else To Give," which Vera Leppänen calls "a song on love and disappointment." She continues, "It talks about exerting yourself for someone who doesn’t reciprocate the effort. We wrote it kind of in a flash - the process felt very organic and intuitive; it immediately felt like the obvious closer for the album."
The track begins with confident drums, rumbling bass, and Leppänen's expressive, conversational vocals. Soon we're getting synths, strings, guitars, male backing vocals, the whole rigamarole. It goes somewhere dynamic and dramatic, its delicate qualities combining brilliantly with well-timed blasts of aggression. It'll sweep you away when you listen below.
Cannonball is out 8/7 on Fiction. Pre-order it here.
