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Never Seen

Yet another Dublin act tipped for great things in the UK. The Immediate sound like a hybrid of The Strokes and Cast. That’s not to say that they bear any musical comparison to John Power’s terrible Britpop outfit.

Steve Cummins

Yet another Dublin act tipped for great things in the UK. The Immediate sound like a hybrid of The Strokes and Cast. That’s not to say that they bear any musical comparison to John Power’s terrible Britpop outfit. The Immediate’s vocalist though, does sound uncannily like him, particularly on this track. ‘Never Seen’ is, in every sense, like a bastard version of any Strokes tune. The B-side, ‘Say This’ is similarly uninspiring. They may just need time to find their feet.

Steve Cummins

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