New band of the day – No 1,313: Waves of Fury

Combining R&B with garage rock, this south London lot aspire to be the Motown Mary Chain or the Stax StoogesReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Somerset.The lineup: Carter Sharp (vocals, guitar), Jamie Bird (piano, vocals), Fil Ward (guitars, vocals), Lauren Garner (bass), James MacPhee (drums).The background: And now for something completely ridiculous. That somehow works. That takes the two sides of Detroit – the horns and soul of Motown and the guitars and snarl of the MC5 – and squas...

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