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The Boyfriends are a four piece indie band who formed back in 2002 but did
not choose there name until early in 2003 when the band decided to call
themselves 'The Boyfriends' as they claim they are all such good boyfriend
material. The band play easy listening indie music and have just released
their self titled debut album upon us.
'Brave Little Soldiers' opens up the album and is a song about people
who manage to keep their head up high in tiring circumstances. The guitar
riff on this song is catchy and the drums are full of rhythm but Martin
Wallace’s vocals are a bit dull but however, they work well with
the bands sound. On 'British Summer Time' the vocals start off quite mellow
and start to get faster and louder with the build up of the heavy riff,
this song is full of melody and quite upbeat. The song was written at
Regents Park on a sunny afternoon as Martin Wallace wrote down everything
he saw and turned it into a song. 'Remember' starts off with an upbeat
sound which runs throughout the whole song.
The opening of 'Adult Ache' is stunning with a constant drum roll and
a really catchy bass line which runs pretty much throughout the whole
song and this song really showcases the talent of the band. 'Once Upon
A Time' is the bands third single and is a really happy upbeat song which
is full of melody and is also one of the most radio friendly songs on
the album, it is stunning stuff. The bands first ever single 'I Love You'
is a bold statement about being in love, the song starts off with some
great chords and is the most noisiest song on the album. The album closes
nicely with 'There Is Always Hope' which runs for over eight minutes and
features a mixture of noise and melody.
I think this album is pretty good and the only downside is that it lacks
variety but that is only a small downside as the band are sticking to
what they are good at.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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1. Brave Little Soldiers
2. Speak Less And Listen
3. British Summertime
4. A Fearless Heart
5. Remember
6. Adult Acne
7. Once Upon A Time
8. Wonders Never Cease
9. No Tomorrow
10. I Love You
11. There Is Always Hope |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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