Meet the Italian indie stalwarts giving the genre a makeover
Don't judge a book by it's cover. These words have never been more true than with Italian quartet Afterwards. Whilst they cite Foals, Peace and Sundra Karma as their influences they have more in common with anthemic rockers than scratchy indie upstarts.
Compromising of guitarist and vocalist Frederico Dal Bianco and Lorenzo Basellato, bassist Carlo Turatello, and drummer Michele, their recent second EP Rage takes the kind of sound you'd expect from the likes of Two Door Cinema Club and soaks in it sonic noise.
Abigayle lures you in with it's fidegty Foals-esque guitars, before giving way to a barrage of beefy riffs, as frontman Dal Bianco laments "Tonight there's no one/ tonight I am nothing."
Gloom is equally as pessimistic, "Do you prefer to die alone/ pulling the trigger on your own" it questions, suggesting there's a darker side to their seemingly sunny indie.
Rage isn't all doom and gloom though, Something New recalls the reverb-drenched slacker of Jaws, whilst The Unattainable deals in buoyant, upbeat riffs that explode into the chorus' arena-baiting "woahs", ensuring it draws to a cathartic close.
If you thought you had indie all worked out you're in for a surprise.
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