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Reading lads Pete and the Pirates are fast making a big splash on the rough open seas of the indie underworld. So fresh they look greener than the pigment of a school kid's colouring pencil called grass, they have a natural sense of belonging. More impressive still they have managed to retained the energetic euphoria of their live shows in the recording studio to produce debut album Little Death, already having released two earlier EPs, Wait Stop Begin and Get Even. The five-piece made up of Thomas Sanders, Pete Hefferan, David Thorpe, Pete Cattermoul, and Jonny Sanders play bouncy guitar grooves in basic, constant forms. Passionate, energetic and quintessentially English, the band shows distinct correlations between The Artic Monkeys for grass routes awareness, The Go! Team for brazen fun, and the Mystery Jets for boyish, indie charm.
With the wholesome air of summer sounds still to come Little Death is a strong contender as a future student anthem while barbequing sausages on the hall lawn. The album, with its jolly mix of lo-fi melodic pop beats is heightened by the delicate duel vocals of Thomas Sanders and Pete Hefferan. It's a performance which is unusual and intriguing, while the rest of the Pirates thrash it out with noisy drum and guitar riffs.
Lyrically the album focuses on comic and romantic notions as the hormones fly. Come On Feet, Mr Understanding and Knots are catchy and upbeat, flowing as naturally as spilt beer in a mosh pit, while Moving and Humming allow melting vocals and affectionate strokes to develop a wider variety of sounds and themes. They effortlessly command your attention.
What Pete and the Pirates have proved in abundance is that, although they may be lightweights in this year's slew of new music, all you really need are some decent tunes and to have a laugh making them. It's infectious and who doesn't like pirates? --Jessica Braham
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I was at the same gig in Exeter Cavern as Gregg (supporting equally excellent Young Knives). They churn out decent melodic indie pop rock, with good harmonies from the singers. The production on this album seems to improve as the album goes on but I like a bit of rough round the edges.
Some of the lyrics are a bit sixth form poetry but overall I really liked it musically and they could go far!
Some of the lyrics are a bit sixth form poetry but overall I really liked it musically and they could go far!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If you like your guitars spiky, choppy and angular then this is the one for you as the cd is awash with them. They sound like a less polished (which is often preferable) Killers or Kaiser Chiefs or even britpop-era Blur. The vocals are occasionally ropey when stretched but actually blend well with the overall "rough" sound. The lyrics are not always fully realised but they certainly have a knack with catchy/infectious melodies and the experience as a whole is very refreshing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Wow - what a debut album. Great opening song (I'll Love) followed by an impressive range of others with pace, energy and strong lyrics. The catchy Mr Understanding is upstaged by the rousing finish of Bright Lights to leave you wanting more (only 4 stars because it is only 36 minutes long). Berks must be the place to be at the moment because the other debut album of the year is Twenty One by the Mystery Jets. Get both for the complete answer to those credit crunch blues.
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Still the best debut album of 2008...
IMO that is. The album has had more repeated playings than any other album I've bought this year, beating off the likes of MGMT, Kings Of Leon, Hot Chip, etc. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2008 by Roland Stones
14 tracks, lyrically jovial, undeniably middle England.
Cracking debut from an underated band with the most infectious summer fuelled tracks this side of Vampire Weekend. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by Mr. T. C. Walters
So good, so underated
One of those of those albums that's so much better than the sum of its parts. It's such a throwback to the heydays of indie, but evolved, meaner and better than you could ever do... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2008 by S. J. Mcghee
Good debut
I heard of this band when i saw them play a small club in Exeter and i was blown away by them. With lead single 'Mr Understanding' the band have a very infectious indie song but... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2008 by G. L. Williams
Say no to a pirated copy - pick yourself up one of these
I first heard of Pete and the Pirates through the music of Tap Tap. To those who are educated in the ways of Tommy Sanders will know what I mean. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by James Lappin
Buy It
I remember encountering Pete and The Pirates, oddly enough whilst working for a pirate radio station in Reading. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by ponce1980
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