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I got into My Passion by chance during the end of
2008 when the bands old Pr company contacted me
asking if I would like to review there at the time
new single ‘Day Of The Bee’s’
I accepted the offer and didn’t really know
what to expect but as soon as I listened to it I
feel in love with the band, the song sounded like
a mix of The Horrors randomness, Johnny Witney from
The Blood Brothers style vocals and Mindless self
Indulgence style synths and electronic beats.
Ever since reviewing ‘Day Of The Bee’s’
I have kept an eye on what My Passion have been
doing and over the months they have had some really
good times and also some really bad times, they
toured all across Europe with Kill Hannah which
was a big highlight for the band until one morning
when they woke up with their tour bus on fire
and having to evacuate pretty swiftly, the bus
was ruined and so was all of the bands gear but
luckily for them they came off on hurt and somehow
managed to fulfil their commitments on that tour
and finish the shows in England which included
an explosive show at the Mean Fiddler in London.
Currently things could not be better for My Passion
and from this bank holiday Monday 25th things
are going to get that little bit better as the
band’s debut album ‘Corporate Flesh
Party’ is finally being released and at
the same time they embark on a massive headline
UK tour which takes them from now and right up
until the 26th June, with some special festival
appearances on the way such as playing the new
Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage at the Download Festival
on Saturday 13th June.
So the thousands of hardcore My Passion fans
have been waiting a very long time for ‘Corporate
Flesh Party’ is it any good? You bet it
is. The album starts off in a powerful way with
‘Crazy and Me’ the song is one of
my favourite tracks from the album and is such
a perfect way to start things off, the electronics
here are more toned down than they are on other
songs on the album and this gives John Be and
Laurence Rene change to shine with their chunky
guitar riffs, the vocals during this song are
a bit of mixture, chopping and changing throughout
the song but it’s Laurence’s vocals
during the chorus that really stand out and make
an impression.
‘Play Dirty’ is nearly as good as
the opening track and this time around the band
have opted for more synths and electronics, My
Passion have put so much into this song and moments
like this make you realise that My Passion are
one of the most important British bands around
at the moment and it won’t be long before
the whole world finds that out.
The bands other previous singles ‘Day Of
The Bees’, ‘Hot In The Dolls House’
and ‘Thanks For Nothing’ also appear
on the album, and whilst both the singles are
really good they are far from being the best moments
on the album as My Passion have taken their time
and used their creative ways to create an album
that features 11 huge tracks that everyone just
needs to hear. If you get off on synths then the
opening of ‘Never Everland’ was created
just for you as the first 20 seconds is synth
mad,
I challenge anyone to listen to ‘Corporate
Flesh Party’ and find a dull moment because
I seriously believe that My Passion have put everything
into their debut album and created that perfect
album that their fans have been dreaming of for
many months, before the end of the year I can
see My Passion becoming huge, gracing the covers
of every mainstream music magazine and even being
the opening act of the Kerrang Tour 2010, they
are certainly talented and diverse enough for
the tour.
5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Laurence Rene (Vocals, Synths)
Jonathan Sin (Drums, Vocals)
Simon Rolands (Bass, Synths)
John Be (Guitar) |
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1. Crazy & Me
2. Play Dirty
3. Day Of The Bees
4. Never Everland
5. Winter For Lovers
6. Hot In The Dolls House
7. After Calais
8. Thanks For Nothing
9. The Fabulous Blood Disco
10. Plastic Flesh Garden
11. Vultures Are People Too |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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