Iglu and Hartly: In This City (again)

But this time three months ago Iglu and Hartly were far from a household name.
The Californian quintet sound like Tom Petty meets The Pointer Sisters in a neon karaoke bar in Tokyo singing Tina Turner.
The music is a sonic milkshake, a genre blending, culture-defying laser show. You'll love it or hate it with its synths, raps, explosive hooks and colourful bridges.
"We're f***ing widescreen," says Jarvis Anderson, lead vocalist and producer.
"The album's like that scene in The Wizard Of Oz when the picture flips from black and white into colour."
The music oozes angst, growth, separation, renewal, revival and hope. This is not pop music as a one-night stand. This is pop music you marry. Feel good, but take it home with you.
"We want people to listen to our record, be inspired, look inside themselves and work out how they can dominate the world in their own unique way," says Jarvis. "We're about smashing down barriers."
The group met at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Jarvis Anderson, Sam Martin (vocals, keys), Simon Katz (guitar).
These three began making music that, ultimately, made them. Unable to contain the energy, and unwilling to wait for their diplomas, the boys quit school and moved to the eclectic neighbourhood of Echo Park, California (just east of Hollywood) where they began knocking on club doors and asking to play shows.
While enduring a circuit in the glitter and grime of seedy Hollywood night clubs, the band was simultaneously embraced in the South Bay of Los Angeles, a beach community with a strong punk rock heritage, home to legendary bands such as Black Flag, The Descendents, Circle Jerks and Pennywise.
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Luis Rosiles flew from Jarvis' hometown of Chicago to join the band as their drummer, and LA local Michael Bucher joined as bassist.
With over 200 shows under their belt in Los Angeles, Iglu & Hartly has gelled into a force to be reckoned with on and off stage.
Iglu & Hartly recently joined forces with Mercury Records to release their first album, & Then Boom.
Eleven songs, recorded in the living room of the Echo Park house they have lived in since moving to Los Angeles.
The results are something special, but to really appreciate this band you have to see them live. They're playing downstairs at Carling Academy Liverpool on December 6.