They're two brothers, plus three musician friends, and though they're from Leicester they're the anti-Kasabian, low on hackneyed riffs but high on harmonies and FX. The McCarthy boys – Jake, 22, and Rory, 19 – started out in 2009 wanting to be a Hurts-style synth-pop duo, complete with Auto-Tuned vocals. Since then, they've found their mojo – and, it would appear, a copy of Mojo: Jake (the one who looks like the kid in Two and a Half Men) has discovered Elvis and Johnny Cash, and Rory (who has been in bands with members of Egyptian Hip Hop) has realised the possi… read more
They're two brothers, plus three musician friends, and though they're from Leicester they're the anti-Kasabian, low on hackneyed riffs but high on harmonies and FX. The McCarthy boys – Jake, 22, and Rory, 19 – started out in 2009 wanting to be a Hurts-style synth-pop duo, compl… read more
They're two brothers, plus three musician friends, and though they're from Leicester they're the anti-Kasabian, low on hackneyed riffs but high on harmonies and FX. The McCarthy boys – Jake, 22, and Rory, 19 – started out in 2009 wanting to be a Hurts-style synth-pop duo, complete with Auto-Tuned vocals. Since then, they've found their mojo – … read more