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Blackmarket’s debut album is a little like
the artwork on the cover: Inoffensive, and at times
almost pleasing, but ultimately forgettable.
I really tried hard to like this album; it’s
well thought out, professionally produced, the
musical talent is there, and it certainly isn’t
a bad album. But, there’s nothing new here,
and unfortunately the band have failed to find
their own unique groove.
All twelve tracks have a good upbeat tempo, to
the point of becoming one-paced and samey. White
Lie is the only track with a slightly different
feel - downbeat and acoustic - but still quite
formulaic.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some good
tracks on here, and I might even listen to some
again. In fact, the album improves with a second
and third listen. If you can invest the time in
this band, they could really grow on you, but
I don’t think many people will get that
far. The stand-out tracks for me are Night In
Question, An Alibi Can’t Give Me a Place
to Go, both of which have some fantastic riffs,
and Bad Call, which is by far the least restricted
track of the lot. I’ve heard a lot of good
things about Sheila, but I personally think that
track suffers from being even more predictable
than the others.
I would imagine Blackmarket would be a good live
act to see perform live, when they aren’t
constrained by the tight production by which their
album has been limited. The band members seem
like great guys too, and they would certainly
try hard to impress. So perhaps you should save
your money for a ticket next time they’re
in town.
You probably wouldn’t regret buying this
album, but neither would you be thrilled by it.
I must have listened to this album half a dozen
times over the last few days, but you wouldn’t
catch me humming any of the tracks. You could
see that as a good thing - at least their tracks
aren’t so annoyingly catchy that you can’t
get them out of your head - but no band wants
their songs to be so bland that they’re
so instantly forgettable either.
2.5/5
Review by Hellen Williams |
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Daryl (Vocals, Guitar)
Mikey (Bass)
Langdon (Drums) |
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1. Magic Tricks
2. Night in Question
3. Sheila
4. Sooner or Later
5. Alibi Can't Give Me a Place to Go
6. White Lie
7. Remote (Control Freak)
8. Bad Call
9. Permanent You
10. Drag Addict
11. CTRL Alt Del
12. Out of Order |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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