Thursday 17 November 2011

Luminites - All Dressed Up


Basic likeability is a much-underated quality in pop. You can have the best tunes in the country, but if people don't buy into your image and personality as performers, it won't get you far. Things look promising for hip new five-piece Luminites then as their debut single All Dressed Up comes with more than ample supplies of likeability.

You can't quite put your finger on it, but the jovial carefree vibes that spill from the track's shimmery synth riffs and frantically strummed acoustic guitar are the equivalent of someone turning up a party with a couple of four-packs cradled under both arms - it's a promise of guaranteed good times ahead. It's that slightly tipsy sensation of unbriddled joy, the excitement of living in the moment.

The five members each bring something to the table from urban-flavoured vocal harmonies to cheeky raps and beatbox. It's eclectic, in the best way possible, and as I always say - the more female/male combo groups around, the better - the dynamic just works so well.

Un-content to be pigeonholed, there's not much else out there that sounds quite like these guys. Like a sonic jack-of-all trades, they pack a little bit of everything in and in this instance, the kitchen-sink formula has resulted in a real pop gem.

Good, honest, fun pop - if there's any way to sum up Luminites, it's like that. The band are currently out on the pop promo activity de jeur right now - the trusty schools tour - and in the process have racked up over 7000 Facebook fans.

All Dressed Up is released on the 21st November.

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