Below is a review on Virgin Music's Website of the bands first album To Lose My Life where Death is the embarking track, during this review they are examined against other bands of similar genres and compared to Joy Division.
Joy Division
In interviews White Lies have always expressed clearly their influences and reality of their lyrics. Their influences include Joy Division.
1. Although these songs aren't identical in sound, beat and rhythm, there are clear similarities.
- JD have used a 25 second, guitar based instrumental before the first words are vocalised in LWTUA, this acts as an introduction to the music. WL have opted for a similar introduction of 20 seconds, but here the sound is structured around the drum beat.
2. Vocals
-Harry McVeigh lead vocalist in WL has had his singing voice (which is different to his spoken voice) likened to Ian Curtis lead of JD. Said voice is quite unexpected of a 22 year old Man from west London.
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