James Arden checks out the garage rockers latest album.
The Christian rock band from Brighton bring religion to the masses.
Recipe for modern R'n'B album: liberal helpings of guest rappers and an overdose of sexual euphemisms.
The further into his career Patrick Wolf gets the lusher he makes his productions and the better he is at allowing his emotions to unfold nautrally rather than the explosions that can be found on earlier albums such as Lycanthropy. With the use of an orchestra that makes the Titanic soundtrack resemble an old man with a tin whistle, ‘Damaris’ is an amazingly complex track about a lost love that inspires all the hairs on the back of your neck to simultaneously go up. It’s a real pity therefore that these singles never get anywhere on the charts.
Peter Searle
Example describes his new endeavours in the music industry as “dysfunctional electro-pop”; and it seems he has, unfortunately, succeeded. ‘Won’t Go Quietly’ mixes generic dance-synths, an Indie-inspired chorus and uninspired rapping, with lyrics including the cringe-worthy “But man she was my kryptonite”. Despite this, the club-friendly result of a catchy riff and repeatable lyrics is sure to join the humdrum homogeny of mainstream successes.
Simon Fenton
Oh good, another indistinguishable girl band that might as well be called The Sugababes Mk 2. The melody sounds like the kind of tunes I used to make up when I was younger, and I'm no songwriter. No prizes for guessing how the lyrics are going to pan out (that's right, they echo), which unfortunately get stuck in your head due to their shear repetition. And unless there's a remix, you won't be dancing to it in the clubs.
Hannah McCarthy
(Hannah will be thrilled to learn that Nu Addiction have remixed 'Echo', so you can look forward to hearing it in a club near you very soon! - RP)
This song has something for everyone. Plan B (real name Ben Drew) is convincing both as a rapper and as lead singer of a rock band. A big chorus and pounding bass-line gives it a certain dance-floor status while Kaya Scodelario (Effy from Skins) gives it the visual edge. Lyrically it ebbs between 'running from cops' to rhyming 'girl' with 'hotel', but it sounds great nonetheless!
Brad Bailey
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