In My Head It Works

Formed in 2004, this Reading (UK) 5 piece band, the Race, pack more ideas into one song than many other bands manage in an entire career. They judder and stumble with visceral intensity before alighting all at once on the big pop hook with an apparently effortless grace. They admit to turning to North America for musical inspiration - Arcade Fire or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The Pixies or the National... adding a distinctly English sensibility.