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| 1. Armistice |
| 2. Try not to think |
| 3. 100 weight |
| 4. Junkies and whores |
| 5. This is where I stand |
| 6. Stain to never fade |
| 7. Demons |
| 8. By the sea |
| 9. Bleach |
| 10. You and me |
| 11. You were right |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Try Not to Think", concerning true love on a provincial Saturday night, is genuinely charming and impressively well-written ("She finds it hard to breathe / She writes his name in steam"), proving Ford is a songwriter to watch. Other highlights include the title track, in which Ford sings a pyrotechnic hymn over a distant, dirty riff that seems entirely inappropriate but eventually mesmerises. Then there's comedy sex song "You and Me" (a well-timed shot of humour), the punchy single, "Bleach", surely the chirpiest tune ever penned about quaffing Domestos, and "By the Sea", where Ford's voice takes off over a melancholy piano (and weirdly, he sounds not unlike the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser). On the downside, there's a little too much Radiohead in the tinkling and chiming intros, and several songs never rise above the mediocre. This is a more-than-fair debut, nonetheless. --Dominic Wills
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perfect follow up to Better Ways,
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This review is from: This Is Where I Stand (Audio CD)
This Is Where I Stand is one of those rare albums that hooks you right from track 1, and at the end of it's forty-odd minute span, it feels like you've been abandoned by a close friend. For people who own Better Ways To Self Destruct, a number of the tracks will be familiar, as they have been 'evolved' from their original states, and manage to sound so much better - if that's even possible. The tracks all manage to evoke a powerful, makes-the-hairs-on-your-neck-stand feel to them, shifting from gentle acoustic riffs to full-on rawk - often in the same track! Easyworld appear to achieve something once thought impossible, and have produced a clever, well-thought indie album that doesn't sound miserable, and yet manages to stay clear of sounding like a pop/indie sell out - The Invisible Band, anyone?In all, This Is Where I Stand is a superb album, which manages to be both a perfect introduction to the Easyworld sound, and an excellent follow on for fans of Better Ways To Self Destruct. This has got to be worth five stars all round, I reckon!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
On top of the World,
By Ben Scott (South London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: This Is Where I Stand (Audio CD)
Start to finish, this album is one hell of a ride. There is bags of energy on offer and that doesn’t mean it’s just loud and unhinged. The tunes are wonderful, memorable and catchy; you will play them over and over again not just on the hi-fi but in your head too. There is also enough variation to allow it to appeal when you are in different listening moods.Songs like Junkies and Whores, 100 weight and Demons rise and fall in such poetic fashion that it just seems entirely natural. Ford’s voice soars though songs like By the Sea and Stain to Never Fade while a more abrasive style comes through to good effect on the title track and on Bleach. Many of the songs have such great single potential (including You and Me) that you really wonder why they haven’t been given the publicity they surely deserve. The world is a poorer place for their absence at the top of the charts. If you’re a fan of bands such as Radiohead, The Bluetones, JJ72, Suede, Muse, Manic Street Preachers like me, then you’ll love this. Especially superb I find, for some reason, when driving along in the car. The best advice I can give is this: buy the album, borrow the album, whatever, just get hold of a copy. Turn the volume up, listen to the intro track Armistice and then just try to turn it off. You won’t be able to so make sure you’ve got nothing planned for the next 45 minutes or so.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
sweeeeeeeeeeeeet,
By A Customer
This review is from: This Is Where I Stand (Audio CD)
i bought this album through reccomendation, and hadn't heard anything from easyworld, and i wasn't expecting anything like this. from the first second to the last, this album is generally great. standout tracks have to be try not to think, junkies and whores and this is where i stand. dav's voice brilliantly complements everything about the band's music, and there is some SERIOUSLY good songwriting going on here. i cannot fault the album at all, but i can fault some of the reviews it has had. the only resemblance this band has to muse is that the lead vocal is quite high pitched. so it may sound very slightly like some of showbiz, but there's no apocalypse please's in here. i would describe them more as hundred reasons mixed with placebo, to give an indie/pop/punk generally feel. damned good, buy it!!
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