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Although sporting a mere quintet of tunes which
have been carefully selected for The Paddingtons’
latest release, The Lady Boy Tapes EP, each song
packs in more than a tart’s little black book.
Hailing from sunny Hull, vocalist Tom Atkin, axemen
Josh Hubbard and newbie Stuee Bevan, bassist Lloyd
Dobbs and drummer Grant Dobbs, are writing their
band’s next chapter of rock n roll history.
Proving to be more than Primark-indie, and creating
music with a little help from their friends - Anthony
Rossomondo and Didz Hammond of Dirty Pretty Things
produced the lads’ latest full length album
No Mundane Option – the Northern lads are
currently on tour across the UK. Be sure to check
them out.
Consequence kicks off the mini-proceedings with
heavy hearted and glum guitars not lacking in toe
tapping beats. Telling tales of typically British
weekend antics gone awry as The Paddingtons’
frontman “could not look to the eyes of my
closest friends”. Sounding out influences
from The Editors and The Offspring may sound weird
but the team works and produces a unique sound.
All in all, a successful start.
Gun shot snare busts a gut in the intro to Walking
In The Rain. This indie gem ticks all the right
boxes in the pop rock stakes with its bellowing,
sing-along chorus: “Give it up Give it up
I said come on Give it Up wooaah”. Tickling
your senses, this 2 and a half minute pop-a-thon
was created for shapeshifting.
From the wonderful to the plain weird in the shape
of the very sexual Lady Boy; an apparent penchant
for fart rock follows through on this track. Perhaps
a little less than lyrical genius but no less funny
– “I’ve got a penis you’re
inbetween us…You’re a fine hermaphrodite
a lovely lady boy” are words that simply must
make Jimmy Pop beam with pride. Enjoy a classy feature
from everyone’s favourite anti-folker Adam
Green. I did.
Spiraling riffs echo throughout the opening ten
seconds of the penultimate track Pity Plenty. Forty
three seconds and, in the nick of time, the drums
thunder in for the confidence boosting chorus of
“I feel pretty pretty now I feel pretty pretty
somehow”. The repetition and rhythm insist
on playing on your frontal lobes for quite some
time afterwards; a bit like tinnitus but less offensive
to your day to day life.
Wrong Un. Rife with classic punk riffs distorted
from start to finish and subtly referencing The
Ramones. Keeping in line with their less than 3
minute treat, The Paddingtons’ have created
a indie punk cracker complete with listless vocals
that are sure to make you air-drum your way to work
and back again. No hint of heartbreak in Atkin’s
voice but listen a little deeper and you will hear
lyrics tinged with more than their fair share of
emotional anguish “Ok not now you let me down
you went too far you broke my heart”. With
that final word lingering as much on Atkin’s
lips as our ear lobes, you can sort of gauge some
kind of emotion behind the song. It seems the lack
of commitment in Atkins voice makes finding a Wrong
Un instead of The One a futile and perhaps even
yawn-worthy chore. Mostly, he just sounds detached.
Perhaps that is the point.
Cooler than an eskimo’s igloo and as nonchalant
as Simon Cowell waiting for the Christmas number
1 results; this EP was more than enjoyable. Bursting
with beats that pogo between indie wholesomeness
and rebellious punk licks and lyrics that effervesce
casually below the surface points The Paddingtons
on the right track out from under the radar; however
I would love to hear them sound more like themselves
than, well, everyone else.
3.5/5
Review by Jessica Acreman |
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Tom Atkin
Stuee Bevan
Josh Hubbard
Lloyd Dobbs
Grant Dobbs |
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1. Consequence
2. Walking In The Rain
3. Lady Boy
4. Pretty Pity
5. Wrong Un |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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