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Written by Paul Le Hat
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Friday, 22 June 2007 15:40 |
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The Glamour
Council Pop Records
 Album opener Rock Wife is a pulsating synth stomper which is a staple at club nights across the country. This collection builds on their debut album, Bedroom Disco and diversifies their sound on tracks like Hayfever and Northern Line which documents dating on the tube. They have a knack for catchy pop with the likes of Warm Electro, We Are Home and Bubblegum. Schmoof are one of the best electro outfits in the UK and this album should finally propel them into the pop mainstream with the likes of Sophie Ellis Bextor and the Sugababes.
www.schmoof.com
Ian Todd
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Written by Paul Le Hat
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 01:00 |
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Roadside Attraction EP http://www.fakeindielabel.co.uk
Shin Jin Rui
SJR deliver a broken, dissonant, splintered cacophony reminiscent of Fugazi, but a little out of kilter yet coherent in a funny peculiar kind of way. Having jammed into the pages of the NME, taking all by the short and curlies and causing inordinate pontification with their Brutalised by Song Demo, this outing sees them consolidate their high praise.
Their confident garage rock can rattle out gems like the opening track Expletive Conquest and London Stinks. The latter not surprisingly berates England's capital and suddenly you may think here comes some beefy anti-capital polemic. Unfortunately all you get is a whinge about beer prices, the rest is almost incoherent, which is a pity. The shiver down the spine that Creeper delivers, having all the menace, gusto and guts of an early Stooges ditty is enough to send anyone back under their duvet. This EP (or should that be mini album?) is peppered with subtle humour, the odd innuendo and wry, if careless observations. The best tracks are when SJR crank up their guitars, throw three sheets to the wind and fight frantically with each other to get through a song. It makes for the kind of dynamic that makes them leaders rather than followers of musical adventurism. http://www.shinjinrui.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/shinjinruinewcastle |
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