Review: Here are some of the facts. Palladium formed last September, acquaintances through gruelling tours on the session musician circuit. They make music that is epic, joyful and ludicrous, bringing to mind things that you love, and things that might make you feel rather uneasy: Pink Floyd, The Police, Fleetwood Mac's "Tango In The Night", Steely Dan, Toto, Stevie Wonder, Hall & Oates and The Who in the early 70's. Better still, they wear some of the oddest clothes on earth: tweed jackets, flowery shirts, dangly earrings, bleached hair and golf visors (yep, all at once). On paper they sound like the worst band on earth, right? But then who ever enjoyed a band on paper? They have just finished recording their debut album in LA with Tony Hoffer (Kooks, Fratellis, Beck). Palladium consists of Peter, Rufio, Fez and Rocky - four supernaturally talented musicians who look like they got lost in fancy dress cupboard, delivering a barrage of positive vibes. Wasn't rock 'n' roll always supposed to be about breaking the rules? Anyway, their new single, "Happy Hour", is a hot slice of rocktastic music.
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