Kaleo: A/B review – warbling, fedora-clad rock with not a single original idea

(Elektra/Atlantic)Kaleo could not be more 2016 if they buried Trump, Brexit and a Beyoncé think-piece in a time capsule. They look as if they have been styled by Coachella. They sound as if they’re from 1960s Texas, but in fact come from Mosfellsbaer in Iceland. Their frontman has that pigeon-warble that afflicts so many young singer-songwriters these days, and their drummer wears a fedora. In our post-Spotify era, it’s not unusual for musicians to magpie inspiration from anywhe...

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