The Favoured Few EP Review

I have listened to a lot of Kiwi music over the years, however being from the North of England (Sheffield, home of the Arctic Monkeys), I have a great appreciation of different styles.

The Favoured Few are a cross between Arctic Monkeys and The Killers and this becomes very apparent on the opening track of this EP, See the Sun. It’s more on the pop side rather than the raw rock of the early Arctic Monkeys songs, and this should appeal to the masses. The production is good, but sometimes less is more.

Kings of Leon came to mind on Pick Up Your Gun and Cry Wolf and it was more the vocals than anything else.

I would like to see them develop more of an individual unique style, and I hope this will come over time. At the moment it sounds like they are trying to be all of their favourite artists on one EP.

I preferred Amadeus Vincent’s vocals on See the Sun than Pick Up Your Gun as I am not a fan of Caleb Followill (Kings of Leon) personally.

The rest of the band consist of Matthew Henkin (Lead Guitar), Ronan Mooney (Drums), Chris Stickland (Bass) & Sel Goosen (Rhythm Guitar).

The cover for the EP is great to see, especially the comments thanking parents for the use of the practice space, nice touch.

I imagine these guys are awesome live and I can’t wait to see them. I wish them all the best success as New Zealand is really missing a great Northern England sounding band like these.