There was something almost fatalistic about it. A diehard fan of Big Flame and The Great Leap Forward, Crayola, formed a band called Sarandon in an attempt to emulate the snappy, no-nonsense pop of his many and various heroes. He even called one of Sarandon’s releases “The Big Flame“, for goodness sake. Talk about wearing your influences on your sleeve.

After a series of unfathomable coincidences – or maybe he was just asked nicely – 2007 saw Alan Brown take over bass duties in order to show Crayola how it was done. And show him he did. A recent album out called Kill Twee Pop proves this, and a forthcoming EP called Other People’s Records probably will, too.

The Sarandon website can be found here.