These New Puritans
Based around tribal, machine gun rhythms that clatter and clang into a post-punk
collision of sound, Southend's New Young Puritans became one of the most
startlingly unique and sonically ambitious young bands to emerge in the
Noughties. With the lofty idea of creating something based around mixing dance
hall music with the style of contemporary avant-garde composer Steve Reich, they
were recruited by Christian Dior designer Heidi Slimane to soundtrack her
collection in Paris in 2007. Angular, dissonant and apocalyptic, debut album
Beat Pyramid (2008) drew comparisons with The Fal...
