
Van Cleef are a Dublin four piece who deserve kudos for listing BMX Bandits and Terace Trent D'arby amongst their influences on their MySpace. They release their debut album 'Supervillainesque' next month and it's a good fun album. The twelve tracks are well crafted pop rock tracks that give a nod in the direction to a lot of Irish bands on the circuit in the mid 90's like A House and The Fat Lady Sings. This record is just what a recession needs! It's packed full of bright sing-a-long harmonies that makes full use of Diarmuid's distinct vocal [...]