Fronteers are a Hullensian four piece making big waves in the UK's indie scene at the moment. Don't let their baby-faced appearance fool you, there's a real maturity to their sound which goes a little beyond the standard young-lads-in-an-indie-band stereotype of 2 guitars, 3 chords and 4 strong haircuts.
There’s no angle, no frills; no PR slant dreamt up by some haircut in a London label office. They’re four mates who’ve started a band because they love it, and as luck would have it, they’re not half bad at it either. The blogosphere may not go nuts over them, NME will lazily compare them to Oasis and brand them as "Lad Rock". But just listen to their music, watch their videos, I'm sure you'll agree how utterly refreshing it is to watch four lads who look like proper mates, having a right laugh and writing some really rather good guitar music whilst they're at it.
Debut single, Youth, may be their finest effort to date; Towse ‘n’ Taylor’s dual vocals, dripping with northern twang, are sure to be a hit with a generation of indie fans who’ve been brought up on a musical diet rich in Alex Turners and Liam Frays. Stylistically, this wouldn't sound out of place on a Last Shadow Puppets record. Their lyrics aren't bad either, "Do you remember yesterday? And that oath you made me take, to do you wrong and treat you right?"
Fronteers are currently gearing up for their first UK headline tour, starting January 19th at Leeds' Oporto. It may seem like a lot for a band who, by anyone's standards, are relatively new to this - I've got food in my freezer which I purchased before these lot were even a band, genuinely - but Fronteers are a band looking to do things properly, and getting out on the road and building up a loyal fan-base is one of the best, tried-and-tested methods of doing that.
