boombox-generation
The Specials, My Perfect Cousin, Banana Splits, Pixies, B-52s...it's all here. Maybe you spot the magpie tendencies of these riffs because of the band's well known 'borrowing' of other songs, and the tunes are mostly quite familiar. Having said that, I actually enjoyed this more than expected. A punky pop romp all over the face of Britpop. I much prefer the energy of this to some of the other Britpop crew, and the sparse, harsh sound suits these songs. There are a few duffers (esp Indian Song), and pruning down to 30 minutes or so would have helped, but still plenty of catchy sing-along tunes here. 2.5 stars.
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