By Dan Moffat
The Backfires’ debut album This is Not an Exit is pure, class A, 00’s indie sleaze. They dangle their Interpol influences with song titles like “Turn Off The Lights,” as well as “Matador,” and from The Cribs to The Killers, The Backfires show they are cut from the same cloth as the best of the “Meet Me in the Bathroom” bands. Produced at Diamond City in Brooklyn (The Happy Fits, Cold Fronts) by former Passion Pit keyboardist Ayad Al Adhamy, The Backfires bring along ‘00s bonafides to the conversation. This is Not an Exit is loaded with seismic guitar riffs, synthy escapades, and capital ‘S’ Songs.
The band are a formidable live act, having toured the US with the Silversun Pickups among others. See them light up Sonia in Cambridge on Tuesday, February 4th. Tickets are available here.