The Rifles - No Love Lost

The Rifles certainly is one of the better bands that have come out of the British indie scene the past couple of years. Packing as much melody as your average Kaiser Chief-wannabe band, but having so much more personal sound, their debut album is nothing short of a fun piece of plastic.

At times, No Love Lost sounds like what a love baby of the Cure and the Clash would sound like, the guitars filling the latter punk-band spot and the vocals having as much emotion as a Boys Don't Cry chorus.

While there's no denying the record has some weak spots, notably the last song 'Narrow Minded Social Club' is a bit too much pretentious for a band that you just want to hear to drink a beer to, the band makes up for it by the sheer number of anthems. "She's Got Standards" is a rocking opener, and the fantastic melodies in Local Boy and Peace And Quiet susses all doubters.

All in all, two thumbs up for this new band.

8/10