Produced by Ian Dowling (who has worked with Adele, Kasabian, Jungle, Bombay Bicycle Club), new West London quartet Sheikh have an instantly likeable debut in 'Fonda', released on January 16 2015.
Formed in Bahrain originally as a three-piece, Mazen Almaskati (vocals), Rab Honar (bass), and Vish Mhatre (drums), then met up with Jad Habib (guitar) in London to put together Sheikh.
Citing influences such as The Cure, Arcade Fire, Fleetwood Mac ... and Boney-M, there's not a lot of similarity in 'Fonda' (nor are we told if this is a homage to Jane) with any of those, but what it does have in abundance is plenty of twangy reverbed guitars and foot-tapping beat that are pinned in place by Almaskati's understated vocal.
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