White Rose Movement

White Rose Movement shot to the forefront of indie scene back in 2006 upon the release of their debut album, Kick. Since then, it’s all gone a little bit quiet. That’s not the only thing that’s quiet, only a handful of people arrive to catch the first support and I can’t help but think they missed a bit of

All style and no substance? You tend to hesitate when a young band appear before you - four boys and token girl on keyboards - looking sharp, stunning and, in the case of the peroxide blondes, blinding.

This isn't a good starta€¦ There's a lot of young people here and the fact hits home when a kid wanders over and asks Music-news to buy him a beer.

Styled to the nines in clothes sourced from some eighties arcadia White Rose Movement's highly sexed party tunes manage to flyposter the glitter-glam of Duran Duran to the heartfelt histrionics of Radiohead and Bloc Party.

It's a noble alignment but one that also recalls the period in pop when bands routinely flirted with Nazi-era chic and Spandau Ballet took their name from a concentration camp.

Louisiana Bristol, Bristol on September 27, 2005

Since they first uttered their mission statement: We want to make music girls can dance to, indie and dance music have begun to collide like The Bravery and The Killers over the last electric-blue eyeliner pen at Boots' make-up counter.