Three blokes from Hampshire...I like that...they're brits, they're brash, they certainly are not punk, as they claim. Ipanema are far too good to be punk (sorry punksters, but that's the nature of punk...'not good enough to be a proper band and proud of it' is how I think JR put it) No, Ipanema are the best 'proper' band on the planet right now. Simple. An outrageous comment? Listen to them and tell me I'm wrong. Name one band who does what they do better. Okay, I admit it...I haven't heard every band on the planet so maybe I'm wrong.
I have in my grubby mit a piece of plastic. It happens to be the promo CD which Ipanema very kindly sent me...free, for goodness sake! I'd happily have paid for this (and I promise I will buy the first CD you guys put out for real). I've chosen to feature Flagburner here for the simple reason that it's on the band's profile so you can all hear this masterpiece from the comfort of ukbands own pages. It's a brilliant track but by no means Ipanema's best. If it were MY best track I'd be delighted but these guys make light of producing nothing but excellent material. Every track's a winner.