Dutch Uncles: Cadenza – review

(Memphis Industries)A Dutch uncle, apparently, is one who educates and encourages by means of admonition and criticism. No wonder this Mancunian quintet took the term for their name: the encouragement comes from their use of pop melodies, from Duncan Wallis's quavering voice, a ringer for Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip; the admonition comes from combining those melodies with the structure, repetition and time-signature changes usually associated with music not intended to detain the chart compilers ...

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