Federals

Exploding out of the soulless back streets of York, The Federals bring a vitality, urgency and immediacy to the music scene. Fast and furious, these four angry youths are putting the rage into garage with an arsenal of spiky potential rock'n'roll classics. They wear their influences firmly on their sleeves; this is The Stooges, 13th floor elavators and the earliest brattishness of The Who dragged helplessly kicking and screaming into the 21st century, via The Willowz, early white stripes and even the more cultured multi-layered fuzz box power of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.