watch out for: elle s’appelle

Last week I was blindsided by the kind of vision-shaking migraine that leads only to lying prone on the sofa, and not, as I’d wanted to, going to see Elle S’Appelle and Ipso Facto at the Buffalo Bar in Islington. Londoners Ipso Facto I can see pretty much any time, but I might have to wait a while for Liverpool’s Elle S’Appelle. Gutted.

Elle S’Appelle are one of those overnight sensation bands – the three-piece only formed last June. So far they’ve released just one single, ‘Little Flame,’ but oh, what a single. ‘Little Flame’ is the kind of song that takes you to giddy stratospheres, spinning madly between new wave and the output of Sarah Records. There’s even a trace element of English country dancing music, you could strip the willow well to this song. It’s exciting, it’s faintly demented, it’s my favourite thing to do the vacuuming to at the moment. Grab this track now and keep your eyes open.