Issue 395

Taking Back Sunday

"There's times where things have happened, but I wouldn't say it's a dangerous thing, I'd say it's a lively thing," drummer Mark O'Connell says of his band Taking Back Sunday's pulsating live show. "We put the most energy that we possibly can into every single show. We want the kids to go crazy. So that's what I would say about a Taking Back Sunday show. I wouldn't say it's dangerous, I would say it's fun."

Kashmir
No Balance Palace
Columbia/Sony BMG

Without a doubt, Kashmir are one of the most underrated bands in the world. The basic reason for that is simply that no-one's ever heard of them. Yet, 2003's 'Zitilites' album won a stack of Grammies in their native Denmark and received rave reviews throughout the rest of Europe, Japan and Australia. Huge rock sound scapes and delicate vocals begged comparison to Radiohead, but it seems the word simply didn't go too far from the critics to the masses.

'No Balance Palace' sees Kashmir's ball still rolling strongly, the songs masterfully constructed: exciting and dynamic. David Bowie even features on The Cynic, a rollicking, scruff of the neck, rock track. A Bowie endorsement speaks for itself.

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