I’ve been on a bit of a rock n roll binge since...well,
since I was 13, but particularly so the past few days. Thanks goodness for this
because it has brought Young Legionn@ire to my attention. I first heard them on
a sampler CD and was struck by the instantly recognisable vocals of Paul
Mullen, the ex front man of the sorely missed yourcodenameis:milo. Young
Legionn@ire was started by Mullen and Gordon Moakes of Bloc Party after the two
collaborated on the little piece of genius that was yourcodenameis:milos 2006 album 'Print
Is Dead'. They exchanged ideas over the next three years until
they finally got together in 2009 and began to write and record what would
become their debut album ‘Crisis Works’. While the personality Mullen has
brought to each of his previous bands is very much present, there are less
obtuse structures and more ‘leg-on-your-monitor’ ballsy riffing along the lines
of Terra Diablo or Colour Of Fire. Check out the first single from ‘Crisis
Works’ below and pray that Young Legionn@ire will be around for a while.
