The Rifles

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The Rifles return to form with their fourth album 'None the Wiser' entering the UK midweek charts at number 6.

The radio doesn’t play them, people don’t write about them, but after 10 years they’re still making a very powerful connection with a certain type of person. “It’s our fan base that’s kept us going, totally” says bassist/singer/songwriter Joel Stoker. “We can still play to like, a couple of thousand people in London, and all around the country. We’re almost like a cult band: to our fans we’re “their” band.”

None the Wiser returns the original line up together and is symbolic of something bigger, of a band that are now comfortable with what their classic sound is, and how to expand upon it. First track ‘Minute Mile’ may bring in slightly more jagged, art-rock guitars, but the soaring melody and soft harmonies of the chorus are unmistakably Rifles. “I think for me,” says guitarist Lucas Crowther, “I’d started to miss that original Rifles sound a lot, so we wanted to get back to that on this record”. Second single ‘Heebie Jeebies’ is perfect power-pop. “I feel much better when I realize life is sweet,” goes its closing line, “I think we all agree, you’ve gotta have a good time.”

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