Italian indie rock The Wends are leaning to post-punk on their new single A Better Will, a call-to-arms anthem to make a change as the world is in a state of flux. There is an edge of panic in Michele Sarda's vocals, but also a glimmer of hope. Guitarist Hamilton Santià digs deep into his bag of tricks, creating a jangling six-string wall of sound wherein all the building blocks are different, but equally important.
Italian band Smile renamed themselves The Wends after Thom Yorke launched his project The Smile, but they kept their knack for R.E.M. meets power-pop inspired indie rock intact fo their new album, It's Here Where You Fall. Singing about relationships hitting a snag - or even rock bottom - they take it in their stridwe, making half-hearted attempts to make amends, but knowing fully well that all good things come to an end.
They wear their scars as badges of honour. Pat Benatar already knew that "love is a battlefield". The Turin based quartet taps into the same source and lucky for them it never out of ways to describe the pain and hurt.
