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The epitome of variety.
What an album needs.
Even if it's not your cup of tea, you have to admire the bands ability
to change their styles.
The opening track, “It's Not Like Everyone's My Friend,” is
in itself is a blend of alsorts. Angry noise fades to a gentle piano led
verse, with distant high-pitched vocals, that you might find your parents
listening to in the car, with more interjections of pure “RAH”
with the music.
A highlight, is track three, “Gone Up In Flames.” An upbeat
number that sounds out from the rest. Try to listen to this and feel gloomy.
I dare you.
“Burning Benches” slows the pace back down, with soft piano
chords, and a gentle vocal melody. But then, by the end, it's picked up
into a pacey song, with the piano going at it like one of Keane's faster
tracks, and the singer now at more of a shout than a sing.
The next songs, “Hold Your Breath,” and “Oceans,”
are slow ones also, piano led, but they stays slow throughout.
rank up the pace. “The Great Escape.” Pretty good. The song
in fact that they have chosen as their first single. Which I'm glad about.
It seems a shame when a band release their weaker tracks as singles, but
with this one, I can see Morning Runner gaining some fans.
This band, as a whole, have the ability to play well, and have moment
of brilliance, but not enough. A couple of tracks stand out, but there
are too many that are rated as simply “bearable.” There's
nothing wrong with them, but there's not really anything that right either.
Towards the end, another pacey track that stands out is “Work,”
which adds to a good finale of an overall, not bad album.
If you're a fan of Starsailor, Keane, or The Arcade Fire, I would imagine
you'd absolutely love this group. And just slower music fans in general,
may very much enjoy this. But for me, as I said, not enough stands out.
I am not denying their ability though. Far from it.
3.5/5
Review by Thom |
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Matthew Greener (lead vocals guitar)
Tom Derrett (bass guitar, backing
vocals)
Chris Wheatcroft (piano/keyboard,
backing vocals)
Ali Clewer (drums/percussion) |
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1. It's Not Like Everyone's My Friend
2. Have A Good Time
3. Gone Up In Flames
4. Burning Benches
5. Hold Your Breath
6. Oceans
7. The Great Escape
8. Be All You Want Me To Be
9. Punching Walls
10. Work
11. Best For You |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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