Congratulations are four friends who found each other at the right time, fell into each other’s arms and started making music they liked; boasting an impressive array of different influences, unashamedly intertwined into their songs.
Think girl/boy centred vocals and eccentric fuzzed guitars lying on a bed of break beats and thunderous bass... or Kate Bush in a duet with Prince, backed by The Beastie Boys.
Holed up in various sheds and bedrooms - and very occasionally a studio - congratulations have honed their craft, writing and recording, with all four members meticulously involved in every aspect of the recording, production, and artwork.
Then there’s the live show. The band don their meticulously prepared uniforms of green, blue, red and yellow for a sweat-drenched and raucous set which swerves from one multifarious banger to the next, from the planned to the unscripted.
For fans of Pom Poko, Jockstrap and Sleigh Bells.
