You know a band’s going to be big – well, in the UK, anyway – when New Musical Express picks them up for their New Music Tour. Included on the line-up this time around are several possible nominees for this week’s Next Big Thing, but we’re putting our money on iForward, Russia.
Maybe it’s because they sound a LOT like Bloc Party, who were one of the best new bands to emerge from the UK last year, or maybe it’s because they’re not afraid to have a comma in their name. (It’s definitely one or the other.) The band’s debut record, Give Me A Wall, is being released in the UK on May 15th, but we’re still waiting to hear back from the band’s US contact about when / if we should expect to see it Stateside. In the meaning, however, check out the above link to their MySpace page, or hit up their official website here.
