The Ackleys (myspace) are a band from Birmingham, and their new five song EP is the follow up to the “Self titled” full length. I actually never heard this band before “Forget Forget Derive Derive”, but I promise I will try to get my hands on their previous EP.

Anyway, the first thing I wanted to say is that when you google for the word “Ackleys”, the first thing the search engine tells you is if you want to look for the word “Hackers”. Well, it’s stupid, but The Ackleys are hackers, actually. Not in a common sense. I think these four guys (two girls and two boys) are stealers of pop sound music to give us indie rock anthems. With a touch of pop, a lot of catchy melodies, and synthesized keyboards, The Ackelys deliver a strong, harmonic, and powerful pop rock sound that makes me feel good to be alive, for once in my life, when I listen to their tunes. Songs like “We’re Not Listning” and “Andy, Our Loss” are true, energic and without second means that it scared me: these musicians are strong, and are able to create incredibly catchy melodies in true indie rock fashion, where you start to think how good it is to dance all night in a garage listening to your favorite small bands, all sweaty with your best friends. This is the feeling I got from these songs, while they were played on my stereo.

This CD is packaged in an unique cardboard package that I actually had never seen before, so if you, like me, are suckers for artworks, get this now. Also on this EP there are two quicktime videos of the band so check them out!

Tracklist
1 Andy, Our Loss
2 We’re Not Listning
3 7 Days
4 Blank Mind Between The Traffic Lights
5 Can Of Ashes

Buy “Forget Forget Derive Derive” here.