Have to agree- saw Zutons in the summer at festival in Ireland. They were great live and ended with a long, semi-improvised track with the sax complimented with a very delayed Melodica... sort of echoes of Madness's "Night Boat to Cairo" in a way. I reckon they're by far the best of any of the "new"/"retro" sounding bands - what they're doing is not just wholesale ripping people off but putting there own unique take into the music. Fair play to 'em!
(Compare & contrast: the Futureheads -even when covering Kate Bush they still want to sound like XTC circa 1978. If this year the singer gets stage fright and they quit touring, they may have achieved their ultimate goal!!)
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