Part of me really likes this song; the part of me that loved Mumford & Sons and the part of me that can listen to Belle & Sebastian for hours and hours on end. The odd honky-tonk piano intro, with the addition of bar-brawler cheering, is reminiscent somewhat of The Drums, though the meat and potatoes of this song bears a signature resemblence with New Orleans-esque Cold War Kids (who are actually from California). The low-key nature of the verse compared with the louder, soul-raising chorus is particularily common to their first album, Robbers & Cowards.
Another artist that "Airplanes" evoked memories of was Hot Club de Paris; not so much the happy-happy, polka-dot sunshine riffs of Live At Dead Lake but the internal, post-it note songs like "Hello, I Wrote A Song For You Called 'Welcome to the Jungle'". So yeah, I like this. It's sweet, laid back and pared down, following the wider movement carved out by minimalist mystery kids The xx. Enjoy.
Genius reccomends; Fitz & the Tantrums, Wild Beasts, Django Django, Michachu and Gold Teeth.
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