"There are very rare moments
in the year when you pick up a demo or see a band
and think wow! Well maybe we've just had one of those
moments. Finka are Manchester's finest and fresh from
their EP 'The Runner' thinks are looking up. The likes
of XFM and The Guardian have noted these boys and
are full of praise.
Having played a couple of shows
in Leeds recently the boys are heading to The Marquee
Club, Leicester Square, London - 24th September and
then onto 'In the City', Zumeba, Manchester - September
29th, Dry Bar, Manchester - 29th October.
Awe inspiring melodies that match
Joy Division darkness, the marauders are here, a special
band indeed, record labels are sniffing around, prepare
for greatness!
Please go see
this band! That’s all I have to say on the matter." Chris Watson, www.glasswerk.co.uk
"LOCAL lads Finka release this, their second
self-released EP, on the back of an ever-growing list
of accolades.
"From becoming XFM Unsigned
winners to The Guardian declaring them “stunning”
and “hard-driven,” it’s hard to
imagine their blood and sweat won’t soon pay
off in the form of a major deal.
The Runner EP itself is a first-rate
package, from the brilliant cover art and spacious
production to singer Jimmy Frith’s self-confident
delivery.
The songs, too, are well structured
and Bigger Boat in particular should have A&R
men salivating into their espressos." Chris Horkan, www.manchesteronline.co.uk
"This second self-released EP, from Manchester
based 4 piece Finka, carries on what the band's "The
Whistleblower" EP started a mere 6 months ago.
Opening track "Sharp Sharp"
is an aggressive, tight little number which shows
that this band can rock. But rocking is not necessarily
what they do best, as the next two songs "The
Runner" and "Bigger Boat" prove. Each
has a bit of a groove and nodding glances to mid to
late 80's indie influences which combine extremely
well.
Much of Finka's strength and charm
lies in the interplay between singer Jimmy Frith and
guitarist Adam Coy. Both sound supreme in their abilities
and confidence comes across in abundance. They may
not push musical boundaries, test limits of experimental
endurance or throw many surprises, but Finka do craft
great pop tunes.
Repeated listening is very easily
done and this EP seems to consistently improve with
more plays which is always a sign of real quality." Tim Hann, www.leedsmusicscene.co.uk
" There’s something about these songs
that makes you feel like life is terribly exciting.
Finka have that certain unnameable something which
suggests that you are hearing something very special
before anyone else.
Not least because they’re fronted by a gent
who has one of the most powerful and incredible voices
I’ve heard in years. They deserve big things." Marsha Shandur. XFM
"What is it that do Finka do that makes them
sound so good? Well I’ll tell you. I don’t
know. There’s nothing audible that makes them
really stand out from the current indie flock, and
yet they have a certain something, Call it a magic,
call it a charm if you will, whatever that elusive
it is, they seem to possess it by the bucket load.
Very handy really. It makes these
three varied yet ordinary songs shine, instantly there’s
an urge to nod your head, then to sing, then to play
the cd again. Then to repeat the whole process. Finka’s
'it' is what makes bands successful on a global scale.
Lets just hope there’s enough of it to last
more than these three songs." Nathania Hartley, www.joyzine.co.uk
" Now that we've had at least a good couple
of years of bands partying like it's 1981 it must
be about time for the 1983 revival, and there's little
doubt in our mind that Finka, the Manc mob long beloved
of us live, have produced damn near the perfect EP
here for such an eventuality.
We've often wondered why bands don't
follow Peter Hook's bass-as-lead blueprint, yet on
the title track here that's precisely what Jeppo does,
while Jimmy's vocals crackle with the sort of passion
you'd have expected from watching U2 on an early outing
on The Tube, and 'Bigger Boat' layers bedsit-happy
guitars over the kind of tribal backing so prevalent
in the amusingly short-lived positive punk farrago.
It's all faintly tremendous, obviously,
and, appropriately, tremendous in scope too. We've
predicted stadiums calling these fellers in the past,
and this is no reason to start backtracking on that
now..." Iain Moffat, www.playlouder.co.uk
