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When Miles Kane absconded from his day band The Rascals to knock out the scintillating Bacharach update that was the Last Shadow Puppets album with Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, he clearly found his niche. For this, his solo debut, Kane carves for himself a position as one of alternative pop’s prime retro-visionists as firmly as Brian Cox has cemented his role as the universe’s smiliest harbinger of doom. Not since The Bees’ A Minha Menina has 1960s psych-soul sounded so fresh; authentically swathed in Tornados twangs and spooky cellar-pop atmospheres, Colour of the Trap could have been unearthed from some hidden basement lair beneath Joe Meek’s old studio. You half expect to blow on the sleeve and dislodge a cloud of dust.
While so much Ronson-sealed retro is all about re-upholstering Motown for the nostalgia market – the equivalent of digitally colouring in old footage of Aretha Franklin – Kane knows that the true power is in the spirit of the time, and this he sets about capturing with a craftsman’s eye. So Inhaler makes a buzzy, rootsy, garage gospel-blues racket out of what might well be a song about asthma treatments, while Quicksand squishes all the miniskirt-flapping thrills of the entire 1963 run of Ready, Steady, Go! into three minutes of twinkling pop brilliance. There’s detail and reverence in the Stones riff stabs of Come Closer, the Bolan bounce of My Fantasy, the Spaghetti Western surf of Counting Down the Days and the Hammond helltones of Kingcrawler that make them feel like lovingly reassembled dinosaur skeletons given new flesh.
That all of the songs recount romantic misdeeds and obsessions only serves to conjure all the more a period when 99.99% of all pop songs were about girls and the remaining 0.01% were about surfing or satellites. But how long can Kane keep his time-travel pop sounding relevant? Colour of the Trap, impressive an achievement as it is, is begging for diminishing returns. First the Shadow Puppets, now this… let’s hope Miles shows us what he can do with the current decade next time, or he’ll date as ferociously as a pre-nuptial David Walliams.
--Mark Beaumont
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Debut 2011 solo album from the Last Shadow Puppets co-frontman! Cameos by Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) ; Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and Noel Gallagher (Oasis).
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bought it as kept borrowing my pals after we heard him wamring up for kasabian, quality artist and saw him recently, awesome!!
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Miles Kane debut almum is a must for all rock and roll lovers. Stunning vocals and great guitar work. I would recommend this to everyone. Buy it!
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I bought this album on a whim, but after a couple of listens its become a firm favourite. Its songs are so catchy that you've always got one or another bouncing around in your head at any given time. I couldnt think of a better album to cheer up a grey winter afternoon than this- i defy anyone to not be happily bouncing around the house, singing along by about twenty seconds into the first song, or playing the free air guitar that came with the album ;)
I also love the fact that the songs all have a different feel to them, even with the cool retro theme. No fillers here, its all good!
I also love the fact that the songs all have a different feel to them, even with the cool retro theme. No fillers here, its all good!
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beautifull!!!
this is absolutley the best album i have heard in a long time. its a timeless classic!real smoothe retro vibe and each song flows into the next. Read more
Published 3 months ago by nicmc
Better than I anticipated
Was not sure what to expect from Miles Kane first album, thought it was going to be along the lines of Arctic Monkeys following his collaboration with Alex, but after seeing Miles... Read more
Published 5 months ago by allweather
Miles Kane is superb.
I am a committed Last Shadow Puppets (LSP) fan so when this album came out I had to add it to the collection. Read more
Published 6 months ago by xercron
CD Review
Great album, a real grower. Saw him live off the back of buying this album and he was also good there. Highly recommended
Published 7 months ago by Bazil
Nice to listen to but nothing inspiring
So I purchased this as soon as possible due to my love of the one-off Last Shadow Puppets album which I absolutely adore. Read more
Published 7 months ago by alternativefan
Fantastic LP
Vinyl arrived when expected and I absolutely love the album, which is the reason why I purchased it. I was concerned that the package was left on the doorstep for anyone to steal.. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kirsty
:D
This is a great debut album form Miles Kane. All songs are great but there are a few excellent ones such as: colour of the trap, come closer, inhaler and rearange. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Patchofbaldness
Best album I've bought in years!
Saw this guy on BBC Breakfast and ordered the album following the interview. I'm so glad I did. It's one of the freshest sounds around. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Pagan
MILES KANE ... COLOUR OF THE TRAP
THIS ALBUM HAS GONE STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE ALBUMS ..... A BRILLIANT ALBUM AND WHAT A GREAT VOICE THIS GUY HAS..... IN ONE WORD WOW !!!
Published 9 months ago by H. youde
Excellent 1st Album
Loved this album. To cut to the chase and avoid the ranglings of other more experienced and well spoken reviewers. I thought the good songs on this album are really good i.e. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cruenta Guerra
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