Band of the Week: Dance á la Plage

Dance á la Plage are a four piece formed in 2011 at Leamington Spa College. They're four young guys with a feel for the indie scene drawing upon the sounds of bands such as Two Door Cinema Club and Little Comets. If you want music that makes you smile and makes you want to dance, Dance á la Plage are probably who you should look up. I first found out about the band after seeing guitarist, Harry Elkington, dressed as Jesus (yes, he really does look like the Messiah) at Reading Festival, blessing and exorcising various members of the public. Of course, my memory is a tad fuzzy from that weekend (a lot of alcohol was consumed) so just how I came about discovering his band I am unsure, but I'm glad I did. Considering they've only been a band for three years, Tom, Tom, Harry and Joe have already compiled a nice set of catchy hits all of which become instant favourites.

Early single and my favourite of favourites is 'Matilda.' The single is super catchy and fun and as I've already mentioned about their music, it just makes you want to dance. The song can be found on the band's 2012 EP 'A Short Stay At Clarence Pier' along with a few other tracks. Since this EP, the band have also released 'Flying High' a short trio of tracks including 'Electric Concentric' another track which I highly recommend. With the release of this material, the band went on a 10 day tour of the UK which is pretty awesome considering the band are yet to find the big following they deserve. More recently the band have been doing the odd gig here and there and have just released their single 'Hope.' Like 'Matilda' this single is catchy and is definitely one to sing a long to. Vocalist Joe Hamilton's voice is so lovely though that it's almost a shame to sing a long to songs such as this, especially if you have a voice like mine. Whether you're singing along or not, Dance á la Plage are a band to pay attention to, especially with summer coming as compiling their songs leaves you with a lovely soundtrack to the sunny days ahead.

'Hope' can be bought on iTunes now.