Plotting To Kill Your Friends - Copperpot Journals (The)

Advantages: A strong return from an underrated band
Disadvantages: Still not quite reaching their full potential......

..."Shatterproof is Not a Challenge" with it's crunching riff and rythmical chorus, being very reminiscent of the bands earlier years. But don't think it stops there, oh no! The title track off the album, "Kill Your Own" follows next, and personally, after several listens now, I would confidently describe it as one of, if not, their best ever song - even out doing tracks like "Silver" and "Falter" from "IAOS". The chorus lyric of "And if I leave you, would you smile?" lives long in the memory after a number of listens. After these two cracking tracks, some people's ideas of the band may instantly lead them to think it would fall apart soon afterwards, but thankfully this is not so. Tracks "Destroy" and "The Chance" are just on a par in strength as the opening two after a couple of listens, but if they were better, this album would be getting... Read review

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Advantages: Catchy riffs, intense and moody vocals
Disadvantages: Songs drag on, too much repetition, lack of a real hook

...The Kills are a two-piece blues/rock hybrid consisting of VV (Alison Mosshart) on vocals and Hotel (Jamie Hince) on vocals and guitar. Allegedly the union of two former pen pals The Kills have been doing the rounds for a while now, touring and writing in preparation for their first full-length release. Their energy filled live shows have gained them many fans in both their home country the US and over here in the UK. On the stages it’s just the two of them while in the background lingers a jet black, HAL like drum machine, the rock upon which all of The Kills songs are built. Many of The Kills tracks have a lo-fi feel about them. Songs that have seemingly stolen the essence of a song from one of the old delta bluesmen and then revved up the guitar riff to sound like a hook from one of the classic Stooges songs. The Kills songs... Read review

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Advantages: Crisp, Fresh Sounding, Passionate Vocals, Solid Beats and Riffs
Disadvantages: No major niggles

...singing that go together to make another excellent piece of work which breaks into a nice heavy and slow song. 7)Timber wolves At New Jersey The slow emo stylings of the previous two tracks are beginning to get you down by now and then this song bursts in lifting the mood of the album nicely. With a sound not to dissimilar to Cute Without the E, this song is once again very pleasing to listen to with a bouncy riff, happy singing and the forever reliable drum beat making for yet another amazing song. 8)The Blue Channel This song starts off as possibly the worst song on the album, but as it gets into it the song develops into a more promising hardcore punk sound with very little emo influence. “Your so guilty its disgusting” spits out Adam Lazaraa as the guitarist plays a rather funky sounding riff. A short and sweet song. 9)Your So... Read review

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