{"product_id":"0708527170069-31y8-31y8-blu-cd","title":"31o8 (Blu","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEDITORIAL REVIEWS \u003cbr\u003e 2017 EP. Having a band with a special character in it's name is always tricky - unless you're from northern Europe (which 3108 isn't - they're from London), you're gonna have a hard time typing out their name, much less saying it. It's 3-1-zero-8 in case you were wondering. Anyways, following their self-titled debut on Trouble In Mind Records from 2014, here we have their second self-titled album - differentiated by a change in ink color, hence the suffix (BLU). Oh, and now's a good time to mention that this isn't even a full band, but rather the solo project of a fellow named Kyle, who used to go by Tyler. Now that I've fully confused you, let's discuss the music: at it's core, it's rock music with keen pop sensibilities. That is, these are basically simple pop songs, but everything - guitars, vocals, synth-bass and electronic drums - is covered in a layer of fuzz, sounding like some hybrid of Loop and mid-period Jesus And Mary Chain, while more modern-ish references include Honeyrider and Jigsaw's own American Culture and Super Paradise. Not an easy record to describe, but very easy to get into. RIYL: Honeyrider, Loop, mid-period JAMC, American Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41773208600673,"sku":"0708527170069","price":11.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_1847111_1316563.jpg?v=1778231825","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0708527170069-31y8-31y8-blu-cd","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}