Category: Pop rock
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Phil Collins: Going Back
This was Collins’ 2010 album, which saw him cover various Motown hits. It passed us by at the time (we did play it, but never touched it since), and it’s easy to see why it lies unloved in a dusty Review Corner recess. Collins loves this music, and he roped in three surviving members of…
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Evans The Death: Vanilla
Evans The Death should be what we like in an indie pop band — pleasing female vocals, slightly dark, fond of making a racket and a spirit of independence. But, we have to say, there’s just something about this that doesn’t quite float our boat. Evans The Death are a bit more Evans the Runny…
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Weezer: White Album
This is Weezer’s fourth self-titled record, and seems to be a return to form, from the catchy opener California Kids onwards (“Just get going / ‘Til you hit the ocean / And you turn Californian”). The album apparently tells the tale of geek and girl: they meet, fall in love, split. The opener is said…
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Beverley Knight: Soulsville
After her last album of British soul covers, Knight has turned to the US and the Memphis air has clearly done her good. We’re not big on her music in the Review Corner but the fact that we like this must mean it’s her best work in a while. She sounds like a performer half…
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Roxette: Good Karma
After playing this the statutory 10 times we realised that a good Roxette tune is one that hits a certain groove and stays there, like Got The Look; opener Why Dontcha? is one such tune — fast, clean and catchy (and a bit like Look). Track two Just Happens is another strong one (it’s slower…
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Air: Twenty Years
There must be people who love Air (and we did play Pocket Symphony a lot when it came out) but they’re one of those bands we never think of, then enjoy when we do hear them. You can guess what this double CD is all about, and the surprising thing is how many tunes are…
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Phil Collins: …But Seriously
The latest in the series of reissues, this is the most Phil Collins of Phil Collins albums. Phil Collins central. If you don’t like Phil Collins, there’s nothing here for you. Turn round and walk away before anyone gets hurt. First play-through it came over a bit samey, then the memory cells kicked in. It…
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Metronomy: Summer 08
Metronomy’s Joe Mount’s new album recalls when his band first made it big, summer 2008. We think we first saw him the year before, at the 2007 edition of Latitude; after hearing the music floating about a bit, we suddenly realised what he was trying to do with his quirky, out-of-kilter electronic pop. Since the…
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Goo Goo: Dolls Boxes
Goo Goo Dolls have sold 10m albums but we bet 9m+ of those are in the States, where formulaic music goes down well. The British are more discerning. We’ve had several Goo Goo Dolls albums over the years, and it’s melodic rock we think we should like more but just never play. If you want…
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Selah Sue: Reason
Belgium produces some great music: we bought a stack of quality indie CDs (Boy And the Echo Choir, Nox) from a shop in Brussels (near the weeing nipper, if you’re over). Rock band Triggerfinger are from Lier, and we had to buy tickets to see the Rolling Stones to catch them live in Hyde Park.…
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