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Salarymen – Runaway

Wearing its best arched eyebrow and its finest tailored trouser, Salarymen’s third release is another high-shine jaunt into 60s-inspired art-pop, and it’s another well-crafted piece. The slightly psychotic jaunt of the organ parps around in your mind while the rest of song swirls around in a cloud of suspiciously sweet-smelling smoke, sounding shiny new and […]

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Salarymen – That Man

“Salarymen’s new track is as richly cinematic as their first, but where their debut was Merseybeat, this is more Dusty Springfield or Nancy Sinatra (and not just because vocal duties have switched from Thom to Renee). Those influences naturally make it turn out all sorts of Belle & Sebastian – it sounds as bright as […]

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Salarymen @ The Lansdowne, 24th Jan

“It’s midnight at The Lansdowne’s infamous Graveyard Shift, and there can be few better bands to soothe the souls of the newly lockout-liberated than Salarymen. Only two gigs into their life – including tonight – but this is already smart, high-fashion guitar pop, and a guaranteed mood-lifter. Classic, done new.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter