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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Nobody's Coming To Save You is the unexpected album from the Sunshine Underground. It is inarguably more mature, and still encapsulating what the band's looking out for: the spirit of innovation, and bald decisions to visit unashamedly what we can call 'pop territory' with an alternative sound. One flavour that makes me extremely happy is that when you listen to the album you can spot the different genres the members listen to, influences have been carefully reflected in the album, only for the careful listener. Musically crafted very well, however I would like it to have been recorded a bit better, the playback is not exactly 'definitive' in terms of production quality.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Well it's just a few days until this album is released and I've just spent the last four hours listening to this album on repeat on their myspace page and can tell you one thing about it for sure - IT'S AN ABSOLUTE BELTER!
It's been over three years in the making but TSU have come back with a storming second album. Forget the (frankly terrible) tag of a 'New-Rave band' they were labelled with by the NME et al. These lads are a rock band. Full stop. Granted a number of their songs have a funk/dance beat behind the drums and guitar, but to lump TSU in with tuneless oinks like The Klaxons or Late of the Pier is a massive injustice to them. As is calling them 'Lad-Rock' and talking of them in the same vein as The Enemy' or the like.
The Sunshine Underground as well as being a phenomenal live band, have a great knack of weaving catchy hooks with strong beats and vocals that just beg to be screamed out back at the band/stereo. The opener 'Coming To Save You' is a typical taster of the album, where the slow build up leads to a frantic finalé with 30 seconds of repeated chants of "We want your love, your hopes, your fears" building to the brilliant chorus. Other stand-out tracks include the catchy new single 'We've Always Been Your Friends', the dancey 'A Warning Sign' and soon-to-be-live-favourite 'Here It Comes', although to be honest there really isn't a weak track on the album. Perhaps the most surprising song (and my own personal fave) is the almost-a-ballad 'Any Minute Now' which shows that despite their hard exterior The Sunshine Underground are a bunch of softies. However, these are 'softies' capable of writing a heartfelt song with real passion one minute and then big-sounding singalongs the next! There's nobody around at the minute that does it better than these boys.
So if you liked their first album, don't even hesitate, this is just as strong. If you're new to TSU, then I strongly advise you to take a chance. If you're a fan (although I really hate doing this!) of The Stone Roses, Doves, Kasabian, New Order or maybe even The Killers, then this should be right up your street. An epic album from a truly epic band!
Do it...do it.
It's been over three years in the making but TSU have come back with a storming second album. Forget the (frankly terrible) tag of a 'New-Rave band' they were labelled with by the NME et al. These lads are a rock band. Full stop. Granted a number of their songs have a funk/dance beat behind the drums and guitar, but to lump TSU in with tuneless oinks like The Klaxons or Late of the Pier is a massive injustice to them. As is calling them 'Lad-Rock' and talking of them in the same vein as The Enemy' or the like.
The Sunshine Underground as well as being a phenomenal live band, have a great knack of weaving catchy hooks with strong beats and vocals that just beg to be screamed out back at the band/stereo. The opener 'Coming To Save You' is a typical taster of the album, where the slow build up leads to a frantic finalé with 30 seconds of repeated chants of "We want your love, your hopes, your fears" building to the brilliant chorus. Other stand-out tracks include the catchy new single 'We've Always Been Your Friends', the dancey 'A Warning Sign' and soon-to-be-live-favourite 'Here It Comes', although to be honest there really isn't a weak track on the album. Perhaps the most surprising song (and my own personal fave) is the almost-a-ballad 'Any Minute Now' which shows that despite their hard exterior The Sunshine Underground are a bunch of softies. However, these are 'softies' capable of writing a heartfelt song with real passion one minute and then big-sounding singalongs the next! There's nobody around at the minute that does it better than these boys.
So if you liked their first album, don't even hesitate, this is just as strong. If you're new to TSU, then I strongly advise you to take a chance. If you're a fan (although I really hate doing this!) of The Stone Roses, Doves, Kasabian, New Order or maybe even The Killers, then this should be right up your street. An epic album from a truly epic band!
Do it...do it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The feel of this album is very similar to their debut. They're at their best in the high tempo numbers such as Coming To Save You; which have genuine energy. The slower numbers such as The Messiah are a bit bland and lacking in finesse. If you don't know The Sunshine Underground, I'd go for their first album over this one but for fans of the original this is well worth having.
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Waited forever for this cd to come out. Could not be any happier. Hvent heard this band, give it a try
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