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Imperial Leisure are a band that you really need
to see and hear to believe, they are a 10 piece
band from North-London and they have a mixed sound
that is kind of ska mixed with reggae and a bit
of metal, yeah in writing this sounds a bit odd
but the band have managed to come up with a really
strong sounding 12 track debut album, listening
to the album you wouldn't think that it took 10
people to create the songs that you are listening
to but it did and you should be impressed. The only
band that I can really compare Imperial Leisure
to so you can get a good idea of what the band sound
like before you listen to them is the old London
based band that have sadly now split up King Prawn,
both bands have the same mixed sound and the vocals
are also quite similer, the only main difference
is the amount of members Imperial Leisure have is
double what King Prawn had.
'The Art Of Saying Nothing' is the debut album
from Imperial Leisure and it is a great listen.
The opening track 'Untouchable' is a great track
to start off the album, the song is crammed full
of brass instrument sounds, the main vocals are
really fast and extremely catchy, they are delivered
in a rap-rock style way and it works perfectly
with the overall sound of the song, it is hard
to work out the lyrics of the song due to the
fast nature of the vocals but I am sure if you
listened hard enough you would be able to figure
it out. The solo brass sections that pop up throughout
the song are truly breathtaking and well worth
listening to over and over again.
There are some really outstanding songs on the
album such as 'In A Letter', the song is really
fast and catchy and the chorus sounds like it
has been written with the idea of making everyone
dance like they are having the time of their lives.
'Jenny' is another strong song with a really upbeat
sing along chorus. 'Beer Belly' is just as fun
as the song title sounds, it's a fast skank-a-long
song about getting drunk and developing a beer
belly, something that most British pub goers end
up with sometime in their lives. The chorus of
'The Landlords Daughter' has a Madness feel about
it, the song is about being in love with the landlords
daughter, the lyrics are quite fun and so is the
overall song sound.
The biggest highlight on the album is 'Great
British Summertime', now this song is the nearest
thing of us ever getting a bright summer in England,
especially with the way that the weather conditions
are going these days, the song is crammed with
horns and various different brass instrument sounds,
once again the song is another fast and catchy
tune that happens to sound better and better after
every listen.
There a are a few weak moments on the album such
as 'Man On The Street' is a bit of an chant along
party anthem, but it's not really a strong song,
it's just about catchy enough for you to listen
to the song a couple of times over but i'm sure
the song will end up becoming one of those songs
that you tend to skip past everytime it comes
on. 'The Beast' is another weak song, as soon
as it starts off i'm put off just by the random
vocals that greet you at the start and from that
moment things don't really get much better sounding
like some kind of spaced out jungle themed song.
The album finishes with 'Sombrero' and it's an
instrumental song that sounds like it should of
been included on the soundtrack to Desperado or
some other Mexican style film or tv show, once
you have heard the start of the song it becomes
quite predictable as of what direction the song
is heading in, nevertheless it's a great finish
to the album.
Overall 'The Art Of Saying Nothing' is a great
debut album from Imperial Leisure, the album has
about 8 or 9 really good songs but it also has
a few fillers but I feel that the release is solid
enough for the band to be able to make their mark
within the alternative music scene, if the album
is this enjoyable I can only wonder how happy
seeing these guys live leaves you feeling.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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1. Untouchable
2. Man On The Street
3. In A Letter
4. Jenny
5. The Beast
6. Alperton
7. Beer Belly
8. Landlord's Daughter
9. Great British Summertime
10. First Past The Pump
11. King Of Kings
12. Sombrero |
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