Fight Like Apes // The Mystery of the Golden Medallion

It’s fair to say that a band who are about to go on tour with Prodigy must be pretty good and Fight Like Apes have proved that they’re better than just that with their first full album. The band, who hail from Dublin, formed in 2006 and managed to get radio play on Phantom FM in Dublin in the same year. They are now being played on the BBC radio stations by the likes of Zane Lowe, Marc Riley and Steve Lamacq, and no wonder with this LP. It’s catchy, fast and unique with a sort of indie/rock/pop/disco feel to it with the female vocals lifting the songs. Songs such as 'Jake Summers' are the catchy tunes which will make this a successful record in 2009. As you go further through the album you can see why Fight Like Apes are a good live act, through things such as the guitar riffs and the keyboard. No wonder they were one of the gems in the festival circuit last summer, performing at Glastonbury and Oxegen. They have also rubbed shoulders with the likes of We Are Scientists, Ting Tings and Kasabian on tour, and are about to embark on their very own headlining tour in February 2009 - catch them before they are bigger than the American waistline.