What a reckoning year 2012 was for Tribes, with the release of their album 'Baby' followed by a huge UK tour, followed by a massive tour in the States, and then returning to their home loving crowds in the UK festivals. It would seem that their journey through the US managed to evoke the immense creativity behind Johnny and the rest of the band, leading them to take the decision to record in the legendary Sound City Studios which managed to produce albums such as 'Never Mind' and 'Suck it and See' thus creating the perfect environment for the four piece's rock band from Camden's second album to be recorded. The studio is also where David Grohl filmed his upcoming 'Sound City' documentary, and so with Tribes recording under the same roof that has created so much groundbreaking musical history, it seems only rational that the product would be nothing less than brilliant and iconic.
What makes a band like Tribes so talented, almost in an effortless sense at what they do is the amount of touring, and grafting these guys do to craft there skill performing both live, as well as managing to capture the essence of their live performances into recording. They started off in Camden, the most ideal breeding ground for indie/punk bands like Tribes, and took their album 'Baby' around the world, to Japan, all across Europe, and of course made the obstinate task to break America. It hardly broke America, like Adele or (yes I am going to unfortunately mention these pop puppets) One Direction, but what it did manage to achieve was the sound that Tribes have been trying to create, and a sound that Tribes will be proud of.
Their new single 'How The Other Half Live' seems to incorporate their influences of The Rolling Stones, Primal Scream tinged with heavy sort of British Pixies vibe. The opening riff to their new single, immediately saying 'Yes, we've grown up' sets the bar high for Tribes' upcoming 2nd album 'Wait to Scream' . More importantly, it exploits how the band have progressed and found a more mature sound, moving away from the raw and scratchy sound of singles like 'We Were Children' The video to their new single en captures, all the elements of popular culture today, both the good and the bad. With a heavy feature of gospel undertones, heavy guitars, and Johnny Lloyd's exceptional rasping vocals, the new album looks set to be full of other immediate anthems which will inevitably induce mass sing-a-longs at the summer festivals this year. After hardly even being away, it's clear that this single raises the stakes and expectations for the 'Wish to Scream' album being one of the iconic sounds of 2013. Check it out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CAMTmyf9w
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