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Here We Stand by The Fratellis |
 Glaswegian band The Fratellis have managed to procure themselves a fairly prodigious fan base. Their catchy songs, gigantic hooks and good-time lyrics have earned the band an army of fans keen to indulge in a bawdy sing-a-long. Here We Stand continues pretty much where that album left off, although it could be argued that a lot of the charm of their first album has disappeared. Infectious as some of this material is, Here We Stand somehow doesn’t capture the same cocky joie de vivre that made Costello Music so much fun. At the same time, it’s refreshing to hear a band so determined to do their own thing and have a good time, no matter what the critics say. |
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The Virgins by The Virgins |
 Downtown NYC's latest unofficial house band (already embraced by the fashion and ''lifestyle'' press) come off like regulation rock stars on their debut: debauched, sexy, and very likely to dump you for another girl by Friday. Singer Donald Cumming's Elvis Costello-lite vocals slide easily from arch (''Rich Girls'') to tender (''Love Is Colder Than Death''), while the band backs him like the Strokes on a funk bender, all big choruses and tightrope bass lines. The Virgins is punchy and slinky and over before you know it, but good, dirty fun while it lasts. |
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 Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album's ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration. |
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Ed Rec, vol.3 by Various Artist |
 2008 release, the third volume of the label's own compilation featuring 12 new tracks and mixes from the label's fine roster. Over the past 2 years, the rise of the label has been something like a phenomenon. Drawing on the street energy of Hip-Hop, Rock's explosion and hypnotic compression of Techno music, but remaining open to all other influences, the sound of the label, mostly electronic & saturated, has become a trademark, registered worldwide. Including cuts from Justice, Sebastian, Mr.Oizo, DJ Mehdi, Busy P featuring Murs, Mr. Flash and others Ed Banger crew. |
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We Started Nothing by The Ting Tings |
 In pop music, catchiness and obnoxiousness often go hand in hand, but on the Ting Tings' debut album, We Started Nothing, they're locked in a death grip. The duo's new wave-worshiping mix of dance and indie pop -which grafts chugging guitar and bashed drums onto looping structures and proudly plastic keyboards- is polished, but far from polite.Since they've got a real knack for writing songs that stick in your head whether you want them to or not, the Ting Tings' songs are fun in very small doses. They're a singles band at heart, though, and they wear out their welcome all too quickly on We Started Nothing. |
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