New Releases - 7th Sept

New Releases - 7th Sept

03 September, 2009
by: Music Team

*Single of the Week*
O Children – Dead Disco Dancer
Deadly People

'There's a party and everyone's invited.' Word of advice for the easily led or unwary: 'Don't go! They're going to bloody eat you!' Or, if you really have to go, take perhaps some kind of antique duelling pistol with which to defend yourself.

If Franz Ferdinand died and came back as Shoreditch rockabilly zombies, they'd play music a little like this, and yes, the party would be brilliant. But they'd still be zombies and they'd still turn you into a zombie too. But then, maybe that's what you wanted all along... 4.5/5
TJ

Girls – Lust For Life
Matador

A weird but wonderful offering (as usual) from Girls, whimsically wanting a boyfriend over a surfy, skiffle beat. This is what the cool kids are playing now. It makes you dance sideways and clap along.

Iggy Pop it's not, but there are parallels between Christopher Owens' aspirational lyrics about wanting certain things, but not really wanting any of that rubbish at all, and the braggadocio of the punk original. We're more ironically subversive nowadays while Iggy is an insurance salesman. 4/5
JH

Drums of Death – Got Yr Thing
Greco Roman
 
Ahh it was only the other day that I was stared lovingly in the eyes and told 'I wanna see your motor burn'. Oh no, wait, that's the bottom of the barrel sexual innuendos in Drums of Death's new release. Whilst delivering a catchy mix of grimy synths, electronics and rigid drumbeats, when the vocal anvil drops the song is crushed under the weight of its own clichés.
 
Ascending synths? Check. Inane and derogatory lyrics? Check. Someone repeating the lyrics a nanosecond after they've just been sung? Check. Not big, or clever. 3/5
GM

Invasion – Spells of Deception
This is Music

Wow, so this is Black Sabbath meets The Rapture meets Skunk Anansie or something, and whilst sounding a bit like a friendlier version of DFA1979, I really can't see on what level 'Spells of Deception' works. It's too nice to be thrash, too short to be a dance song and too straight-up to be psychedelic. The remixes are OK though.

I can see why the NME would call this metal; but Bolt Thrower it ain't. 3/5
DH

Icicle – Frozen/Cold Revenge
Shogun Audio

I can't find anything wrong here. An ambient and crisp offering of liquid drum and bass which builds, switches and rolls around, with building vibrations that seem to approach over the horizon like a heavy armoured battalion. Its intelligent breaks leave each foot wondering what the other is doing.

Personally, it's hard to find fault with this tune. If you like drum and bass you'll probably really enjoy it, if not you'll inevitably say it's repetitive and goes on too long. In which case I'd say you are wrong. 3/5
SG

You Me At Six – Kiss and Tell
Slam Dunk Records

You Me at Six make punk/pop rock for the Jonas Brothers generation, which says enough. 'Kiss and Tell' is a song about a girl (yawn) that's awash with generic guitar riffs, forgettable lyrics and frankly nothing else noteworthy, hence sound-checking the equally uninspiring likes of Busted and All American Rejects.

The band's faux American accents, sideways-cocked baseball caps and frat-boy music video probably mean they're selling their soul Stateside – best to stay there and never return. 2.5/5
SL

Pixie Lott – Boys and Girls
Mercury Records

It seems that the pop industry at the moment is built upon a very simple and lucrative formula which summates a fame hungry young woman, a mediocre voice, a willingness to remove clothing, an excellent PR team and some bland melodious pop.

Style up the total with some ankle boots and a bodycon dress and you've got Pixie Lott. Or Little Boots. Or Duffy.

'Boys and Girls' will make a lot of money. That is all.2/5
RC

Mika – We are Golden
Casablanca Music

Having already targeted the larger ladies audience, Mika has moved on to being down wid da kidz in his new song 'We are Golden', where he prances around in his underwear, singing about teenagers whilst lightning strikes him. It's just precious.

Seriously though, don't bother listening to it. It's absolute crap.1/5
GB

Bananarama – Love Comes
Fascination Records

Am I the only one who didn't realise Bananarama have been performing as a duo since 1991? This is from the pair's 5th album! The problem I have with new Bananarama material is that I want old Bananarama and I have to accept they've moved on. Let's be honest, they were never strong singers but they still made great pop records with catchy hooks.

This is modern electro-pop rubbish with no hint of their distinctive '80s sound. It's probably a smart move and fits perfectly into the popular La Roux-Little Boots-Lady Gaga spectrum. And that's exactly why I hate it. 1/5
EM

U2 – I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Blackberry/Mercury Records

If you believe the adverts (and frankly, who doesn't), then Blackberry loves U2, and U2 reciprocate. Isn't that lovely? The world hasn't seen such a perfectly-matched little duo since the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

And the song? You guessed it – another result of T'Edge's love affair with his delay pedal and the usual embarrassingly earnest wailing from Paul 'still more annoying than Borrell and Geldof' Hewson. It'll sound great over the end credits of ITV9's Blue Square Premier League highlights show. 0.01/5 (for persistence)
MF

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