This is definitely one of the best indie rock albums of the year, and in my opinion one of the best albums of the year in general. Some very catchy guitar, and some great lyrics. Nothing ground-breaking or exceedingly profound with the lyrics, but very good. They tend to write about local experiences (they're from Staines), but where the references are local (Feltham young offenders instuitute for example) the things they sing about are reflected all over the country. In this respect they're a bit like early Stereophonics (from the Word Gets Around era).
Some great tracks on here, not just the singles Cash Machine and Hard to Beat, but tracks like Move on Now, which is a great slow ballad (just piano and vocals), and Better Do Better are certainly more than album fillers. Better do Better and Middle-Eastern Holiday are especially good, raucous rock tracks, lots of loud guitar and vocals.
However, there are a couple of "weak" tracks, Unnecessary Trouble and Feltham is Singing Out, but these are only comparatively weak.
Overall, the album is superb, and prompted me to but tickets to see them live, which I did at Nottingham Rock City earlier this month, where they put on a fantastic show.
Definitely a band for the future destined for big things (this album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize), can't wait for their next album!
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Hi, sorry, but can You please give some more details on the sound of these tracks ? Anyway a warm welcome and please notice, editing reviews and telling me, when done means new reading + maybe a new rating ... Best regards, Sven (Zoobremia)
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