The Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me

Dance To The Radio

If their debut album, ‘Wait For Me’, is anything to go by The Pigeon Detectives need some relationship advice. Almost every song here documents the bittersweet drama of falling in and out of love, and getting royally pissed off with your ex. Bless ‘em and their broken indie-pop hearts.

Musically it’s all been heard before. The youthful exuberance of The View mixed with the surreal jauntiness of The Coral. None of that really matters when it’s as good as ‘Romantic Type’ or ‘I Found Out’ – tracks that have more bounce than Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout.

A change of pace would be welcome as the acoustic intro to ‘Can’t Control Myself’ proves but ultimately this isn’t an album for contemplative moments. It’s one for drinking, bitterness and shouting along to lines like “your conscience is wrapped around your ankles”. Good stuff.

Words_Stewart McCullough

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DOWNLOAD: ‘Romantic Type’, ‘I Found Out’
FOR FANS OF: Larrikin Love, The Coral, The View

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