Young Guns – Ones And Zeros

Originally published on Alt Media

Straddling the divide between new-age synth-rock and more traditional rock London’s Young Guns have produced something that will please both mainstream listeners and the more ardent purists.

Right from the outset of opener Rising Up listeners are greeted with the electronic elements that rock purists generally shy away from but they are quickly reassured with a charging guitar riff. Follow up track I Want Out is more standard pop-rock fare with electronic elements used as highlights rather than the focus.

This approach is very reminiscent of bands such as Muse, The Killers and Birds of Tokyo and is likely a path that many pop-rock bands will explore in the future.

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