Morning Runner

Reading quartet Morning Runner occupy that undefined space between the predictable, commercially established, modern-mainstream stadium pop/rock of Coldplay or Keane and the more visceral, spontaneous, energetic indie Brit-rock of, say, Kaiser Chiefs or Arctic Monkeys. This naturally results in a certain sense of confusion (otherwise expected from a new band still looking for their own trademark sound) punctuated by the occasional moment of true inspiration. Case in point: the serene, melancholic piano-driven intro leading up to the anthemic, 'Yellow'-sounding mid-section and then turning into the intense, dark, pulsating finale of 'Burning Benches,' new single from their upcoming debut album Wilderness Is Paradise Now.