We all have those people in our lives we lose contact with, only to run into them years later and discover that chemistry is undiminished by the passing of time. That’s essentially how TV Priest got together — teen jammers reunited as grown up musicians. And while the story of this London four-piece’s inception may be a little on the unusual side, for a band at least, there’s something more than a little familiar about the sound they make. We may as well get this out the way: TV Priest sound like IDLES. A lot like IDLES. It’s an obvious comparison to make, but listening to the brashness of Charlie Drinkwater’s delivery and the simple but surreal poetry of his words it’s undeniable too, right down to the vocalist punctuating his performances with laughs, cough...
