Crowns

Crowns are stuck somewhere in between those two methodologies. The self-styled ‘fish punks’ – formed in Cornwall but residing in London – were born in 2010, and owe the majority of their sound to an odd, and slightly jarring mixture of traditional Cornish folk songs, Pogues-esque jubilation, Joe Strummer-like vocals and some Billy Braggish social awareness. In other words, they’re a bit like Levellers, just with deeper, gruffer vocals. Naturally, then, Stitches in the Flag is full of rousing, riotous, rebellious, roughshod anthems that channel the spirit and the energy of those idols. The majority of these 11 songs are full of foot-stomping, beer-swilling, get-another-round-in-before-the-pub-calls-time exuberance, alcoholic odes to years lost and days gone by, with an undercurrent of desire to smash the status quo and create a new world order.