Foreign Islands - Restart Now!

Of course Foreign Islands kick off their Restart Now! EP with their single "We Know You Know It," a swaggering song comprising equal parts of spit, vinegar, and sneering attitude. Later in the set, the number undergoes a quite staggering transformation under the auspices of their stage-mates Filthy Dukes, who turn it into a stomping, four-on-the floor-fired techno monster, awash in blips and beeps and menaced by a rapacious bassline. The Islanders get to show off more of their own electro skills on "Fine Dining with the Future," and with its occasional nods to Depeche Mode, finally put some weight behind the Brit's famed claim of being punks with synthesizers. Read More