New band of the day – No 882: The Vaccines

They're riding into town to reassert rock's fundamentals and they haven't even got time for a websiteHometown: London.The lineup: Justin Young (vocals, guitar), Anri Hjorvar (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar), Pete Robertson (drums).The background: The one-line pitch has served us well this week. On Tuesday, Brother were the new Oasis, yesterday's lot were the new MGMT, and today's hopefuls are like the Drums if they were more influenced by the Jesus and Mary Chain than the Smiths. The songs are all...

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