The Collective A.K.A + Forget The Down + The Mocking Jays

The Collective A.K.A-  Magnificent mod/punk/New Wave/2 Tone covers act- so you get Who, Kinks, Beatles, Stones, Small Faces, a bit of Northern Soul even, Specials, Jam, Madness, The Beat, Clash– and all done with musical chops to die for and a whole lotta soulful attention to detail, with brass and keys courtesy a brill riddim section and a fabulous frontline. Also, the singer could probably stand in for Roger Daltrey at an Ooo concert and nobody’d notice! Top stuff.  Forget The Down– feisty alt rock with a baggy swagger but a hard rocking riff monster edge. Dynamic stuff.  Manics thru Foo Fighters and something of second LP Stone Roses too.   The Mocking Jays  – Bouncey indie pop, full of insistent hooks and big anthemic choruses, like an amalgam of Artic Monkeys Kooks, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Kasabian. Fabulously frothy stuff.