Essex isn’t particularly well known for it’s music scene. All I can think of, off the top of my head is David Essex and that’s not something I say proudly. Blame late night drives home with Heart FM on!

To be honest, the only band that I know to be breaking out of the stereotypically ‘chavvy’ region is Cat House (formerly Captain Kidd) who are as far from ‘chavvy’ as possible.

This is one of the bands that I really, really want to break through and I think the sound and ambition is all there already. As a live band they possess immense energy and breathe life into the dingiest of venues.

They’re receiving a lot of positive love from the BBC (check out their live performance from T in the Park below) and we’re massive supporters of them!

Panda Eyes is their latest single – available through iTunes and you can download one of the remixes below. The rest have to be purchase for the small price tag.

Cat House – Panda Eyes –

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Cat House – Panda Eyes (82nd Avenue Remix) –

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Cat House – Panda Eyes (10 Rapid Dub Remix) – download

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