 
Spector are the most exciting new indie band since
The Maccabees burst on the scene back in 2007
with their debut album ‘Colour It In’
and if their debut album ‘Enjoy It While
It Lasts’ is anything to go by then Spector
surly will have a future as bright or if not brighter
than that of The Maccabees who are still going
extremely strong.
Over the past couple of years the indie scene
has been a bit of a dire scene with long running
bands like Oasis calling it a day, Arctic Monkeys
releasing lacklustre albums one after another
and only a small crop of bands such as The Maccabees,
Kasabian and The Killers keeping the scene above
sinking point so it seems that Spector have picked
the best time to burst on the scene with their
debut album ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’
as it really does give the indie scene the big
boost it has been crying out for.
‘Enjoy It while It Lasts’ is an album
which see’s Spector bring a bit of old and
new to the indie scene and give it a big poppy
mix, the whole album has an 80’s vibe running
through it and throughout different songs you
can feel the influences of bands such as The Killers
The Strokes, The Klaxons and The Kaiser Chiefs,
all bands which the members of Spector grew up
listening to.
The album opens in a heartfelt way with frontman
Fred Macpherson singing “I tasted a hundred
friends of mine on your lips, I never saw a single
sunset out on that strip, If it was love, If it
was love, Then let me know” as he looks
back at an relationship with an ex, as the song
progresses it picks up the pace and morphs into
a catchy little number.
‘Chevy Thunder’ has clearly been written
for the radio as it has a massive radio play feel
about it and flows at such an fast pace and includes
an chant-a-long chorus of “Chevy thunder,
chevy, chevy thunder” , you would easily
be forgiven for sticking this song on repeat and
forgetting the rest of the album for a couple
of hours, but just make sure you unclick the repeat
button at some point as many more gems are waiting
over the next ten tracks.
‘Grey Shirt And Tie’ see’s Spector
go a tad serious and tone things down for just
over 3minutes, the song is a good listen and features
an interesting set of electronic synths which
sound like a bell on repeat popping up every 5
seconds making the song that little bit more enjoyable.
‘Twenty Something’ is an fun sounding
disco/pop song which has a massive sing-a-long
chorus which makes me think that this could easily
be a future hit single for the band. ‘Friday
Night, Don’t Ever Let It End’ is another
big fun catchy track which also has the potential
to be a future hit single.
One of the most enjoyable bits about ‘Enjoy
It While It Lasts’ is the fact that one
minute you will be listening to an extremely upbeat
song like ‘Friday Night, Don’t Ever
Let It End’ and then the next you are listening
to the ever so relaxed ‘Lay Low’ which
makes you want to reach for a pipe whilst listening
to the beautiful instrumental arrangements and
then the next minute you will be wanting to jump
for joy whilst listening to ‘Upset Boulevard’.
Everything about ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’
is spot on from the quirky looking retro artwork
to the bands more upbeat poppy indie tracks to
the more low key chilled out tracks, the sound
throughout may well be diverse with no two tracks
sounding the same but I can guarantee you that
you will not find a dull sounding track here as
Spector have made 12 brilliant 3 and a half minute
anthems.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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