The most uplifting album I've heard for a while. This album is packed with boisterous, singalong classics that fulfill the promise of Costello Music. This is a better album. The Fratellis have obviously gained in confidence and there is evidence of abundant songwriting and technical skill here. On first listen, I was struck by musical reminders of Artic Monkeys (My Friend John), Suede(Lupe Brown), Waterboys and Kasabian (Tell Me a Lie), for example. This was a departure from Costello Music which had a consistent Slade feel. The variety of styles is welcome and promises even better for the future because it suggests a good understanding of what it takes to write great songs.
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This album is undoubtedly a cut above the unnecessarily huge number of indie pop albums being churned out at the moment. The songs are instant hits with catchy melodies and energetic music to back them up. After a few listens though, and a massive amount of radio airplay, what remains is a collection of tunes you're a little bit sick of.
The standout tune for me is Creepin' Up The Backstairs, the only track inventive enough to keep me wanting to listen weeks after I bought the album.
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This album is undoubtedly a cut above the unnecessarily huge number of indie pop albums being churned out at the moment. The songs are instant hits with catchy melodies and energetic music to back them up. After a few listens though, and a massive amount of radio airplay, what remains is a collection of tunes you're a little bit sick of.
The standout tune for me is Creepin' Up The Backstairs, the only track inventive enough to keep me wanting to listen weeks after I bought the album.
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How much do we like The Fratellis? That much, that's how much. Equipped with the catchiest melody this side of "Gimme dat ding", the bounciest single of the year is all White Stripes meets the Banana Splits. And all the better for it with added strippers! Yee and haw.
The nursery rhymes ("London Bridge" this time) continue on the B side and it does all smell a bit one hit wonder. But I'd rather be Joe Dolce than Coldplay any day of the week.
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How much do we like The Fratellis? That much, that's how much. Equipped with the catchiest melody this side of "Gimme dat ding", the bounciest single of the year is all White Stripes meets the Banana Splits. And all the better for it with added strippers! Yee and haw.
The nursery rhymes ("London Bridge" this time) continue on the B side and it does all smell a bit one hit wonder. But I'd rather be Joe Dolce than Coldplay any day of the week.
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How much do we like The Fratellis? That much, that's how much. Equipped with the catchiest melody this side of "Gimme dat ding", the bounciest single of the year is all White Stripes meets the Banana Splits. And all the better for it with added strippers! Yee and haw.
The nursery rhymes ("London Bridge" this time) continue on the B side and it does all smell a bit one hit wonder. But I'd rather be Joe Dolce than Coldplay any day of the week.
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How much do we like The Fratellis? That much, that's how much. Equipped with the catchiest melody this side of "Gimme dat ding", the bounciest single of the year is all White Stripes meets the Banana Splits. And all the better for it with added strippers! Yee and haw.
The nursery rhymes ("London Bridge" this time) continue on the B side and it does all smell a bit one hit wonder. But I'd rather be Joe Dolce than Coldplay any day of the week.
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This album is undoubtedly a cut above the unnecessarily huge number of indie pop albums being churned out at the moment. The songs are instant hits with catchy melodies and energetic music to back them up. After a few listens though, and a massive amount of radio airplay, what remains is a collection of tunes you're a little bit sick of.
The standout tune for me is Creepin' Up The Backstairs, the only track inventive enough to keep me wanting to listen weeks after I bought the album.
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This album is undoubtedly a cut above the unnecessarily huge number of indie pop albums being churned out at the moment. The songs are instant hits with catchy melodies and energetic music to back them up. After a few listens though, and a massive amount of radio airplay, what remains is a collection of tunes you're a little bit sick of.
The standout tune for me is Creepin' Up The Backstairs, the only track inventive enough to keep me wanting to listen weeks after I bought the album.
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This album is undoubtedly a cut above the unnecessarily huge number of indie pop albums being churned out at the moment. The songs are instant hits with catchy melodies and energetic music to back them up. After a few listens though, and a massive amount of radio airplay, what remains is a collection of tunes you're a little bit sick of.
The standout tune for me is Creepin' Up The Backstairs, the only track inventive enough to keep me wanting to listen weeks after I bought the album.
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