White Lies

Ten years down the line, the West London trio stretch their wings and let loose on ‘Five’, a record that sees them re-energised and ready for a second decade of surging and seething synth-heavy rock sounds – nowhere more than on the opening seven-minute ‘Time To Give’, a track that drips with Depeche Mode power and pomposity - this is a record that shifts and soars, sounding stadium-ready throughout.

Their renewed sense of scale and ambition brings in huge power pop choruses on ‘Tokyo’ and ‘Denial’, testament to a band now confident in their ability to craft soaring melodies and lung-busting anthems. With Alan Moulder returning for the first time since he mixed their first two records, ‘Five’ is the sound of a band that is comfortable with their past yet still pushing and stretching at their own boundaries. "Ten years on, five albums in, White Lies are very much alive and kicking." - gigwise