My Luminaries - Order From The Chaos
Hotly tipped quintet release debut. Finally.
My Luminaries, who are they? It’s a perfectly acceptable question given these guys are relative unknowns, but having met at Kingston University, the five piece formed in 2004, they’ve worked the London and South England circuit for a good few years now, releasing singles ‘Jumping The Great White’ and ‘The Outsider Steps Inside’. Not only that but they’ve appeared at festivals such as T In The Park (courtesy of Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman) and have this year won a place at Glastonbury, beating of 600 other hopefuls in the Emerging Talent Contest to grab their spot on the Queens Head Stage.
Luck hasn’t quite followed them, as they’ll tell you themselves: onto their third manager in 6 six years, they've seen record deals come and go, and as such their album hasn’t had the full release they’d hope for. But it’s here now and it’s a decent album, if by no means world changing, but they’re a band who manages to remind of a host of other artists whilst also being quite unique. There are hints of Interpol, Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, Cherry Ghost and Editors to name a few, and that’s no mean feat.
Opening track ‘Order From The Chaos’ starts things off fine enough style, a simple melody, but memorable – it sticks in your mind. Lead single ‘Parasol’ is a beautiful track which shows James Ewers' voice at its best, and the band as a whole too; the chorus especially soars around you and unsurprisingly has proven a fan live favourite.
‘A Little Declaration’ and ‘The Sound of Music’ are the most upbeat and rock tracks on the album and sure to be a success in the live environment. Following the latter is the contrasting ‘Heads Will Roll’ - a far more sedate affair, with an almost 60s sound, showcasing the diversity in this album.
Maybe with luck seeming to change and finally with an album on the shelves, the quintet can finally start to make a name for themselves. ‘Order From The Chaos’ looks set to help that.
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