Army Navy, the Takeover UK
Break out the muskets and call Paul Revere: The Britpunks are invading the Greater Kansas City metro. Well, neither the Seattle/Los Angeles-native Army Navy nor Pittsburgh’s the Takeover UK actually hail from the United Kingdom, but that doesn’t mean both bands haven’t perfectly reproduced some of England’s greatest exported musical styles. Although decidedly indie, the more Smiths-influenced Army Navy has surfaced with a contribution to the big-name Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist soundtrack, while the Takeover is content to showcase its more raucous sound on its debut EP, It’s All Happening. If ratty pop from across the Atlantic circa 1977-81 is your cup of tea, then enlist your arse at these shows.
