Released 11/01/10
Reviewed by Andy Knox
Guillemots lead man Dangerfield sparking a solo career is hardly a surprise and ‘She Needs Me’ is an up-beat, piano/violin based pop record that is arguably more commercial than his aforementioned previous guise. I wanted to hear it again (which can’t be a bad thing) and even though the opening bass line reminds me of something from a Nashville-country-hoe down, the song is good attempt from a clearly very talented individual.
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Friday, 22 January 2010
Ash - Space Shot
Released 18/01/10
Reviewed by Andy Knox
So there were three lads, then three lads and a girl and now three lads again and although my heart is delighted they are still going, my head says they are probably clutching at straws now. Ok, so maybe they’re not going to ever be as popular as the days of ‘1977’ or even ‘Free All Angels’, but ‘Space Shot’ is a catchy enough tune, with a big riff, very Ash-esque. vocal and fun synths. I hope it gets enough airplay and attention to at least make the top 100.
Reviewed by Andy Knox
So there were three lads, then three lads and a girl and now three lads again and although my heart is delighted they are still going, my head says they are probably clutching at straws now. Ok, so maybe they’re not going to ever be as popular as the days of ‘1977’ or even ‘Free All Angels’, but ‘Space Shot’ is a catchy enough tune, with a big riff, very Ash-esque. vocal and fun synths. I hope it gets enough airplay and attention to at least make the top 100.
Editors – You Don’t Know Love
Released 25/01/10
Reviewed by Andy Knox
Editors follow up single to ‘Papillon’ from their third major release ‘In This Light and On This Evening’ is quite simply very repetitive and not very exciting. Lead vocalist Tom Smith’s voice sounds deeper than ever on a track which follows down that dark sound that White Lies made fairly popular last year – but doesn’t come anywhere close enough to being memorable. Dark it may be, dull it certainly is.
Reviewed by Andy Knox
Editors follow up single to ‘Papillon’ from their third major release ‘In This Light and On This Evening’ is quite simply very repetitive and not very exciting. Lead vocalist Tom Smith’s voice sounds deeper than ever on a track which follows down that dark sound that White Lies made fairly popular last year – but doesn’t come anywhere close enough to being memorable. Dark it may be, dull it certainly is.
Codeine Velvet Club – Hollywood
Released 28/12/09
Reviewed by Andy Knox
Jon Lawler (better known as John Fratelli) and Lou Hickey create a great blend of mix gender vocals over a tune which at points is very 1950s. And although it would be an unfair assumption to think of CVC as a more mature Fratellis, one notable similarity from The Fratellis is Lawler’s low self-asteem which is seen in “she’s got too much class for the likes of me”, however, judging the band and the tune without comparison, this is a strong song that could do well.
Reviewed by Andy Knox
Jon Lawler (better known as John Fratelli) and Lou Hickey create a great blend of mix gender vocals over a tune which at points is very 1950s. And although it would be an unfair assumption to think of CVC as a more mature Fratellis, one notable similarity from The Fratellis is Lawler’s low self-asteem which is seen in “she’s got too much class for the likes of me”, however, judging the band and the tune without comparison, this is a strong song that could do well.
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