Review

Somehow, remarkably, the Scottish quartet have landed a debut that delivers on their early promise and which suggests they might well prove worthy successors to the likes of Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad. These Four Walls is driven by a determination to say and do, its songs more contagious than swine influenza. First track, ‘It’s Thunder And It’s Lightning’ is a thrilling statement of intent. Here, the ambience deftly switches from light to shade, throat-slitting guitar meeting Adam Thomson’s melancholically vital voice, before the chorus detonates with an explosion of anthemic joy. Elsewhere, ‘Quiet Little Voices’ and ‘Moving Clocks Run Slow’ are exuberant and fun, however you suspect that the fledgling outfit have deliberately tried not to make an archetypical indie-dance record, hence the addition of more gentle, acoustic numbers. The truth is that they actually sound much better when they let go their outrageous youthful energy. Virginia Arroyo

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DOWNLOAD: ‘QUIET LITTLE VOICES’, ‘MOVING CLOCKS RUN SLOW’, ‘ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES’.
FOR FANS OF: ORANGE JUICE, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, FRIGHTENED RABBIT.

Posted on: 27th January 2010

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