Write-Ups & Rants: May '08

The list author says:
	"When all seems lost, they are rescued by Derek Sanders strong vocals, and huge, almost annoying, catchy, soaring choruses."

The list author says:
	"Confirms a misspent youth of floppy fringes and uninterrupted navel gazing. Pretty fine"

The list author says:
	"This is why American indie kids all secretly crave backporches and uncomfortable alfresco seating - so they can listen to music like this."

The list author says:
	"This thirty track selection covering the post-Scorchers years details all phases of his solo career and charts the long journey from country-tinged punk to punk-tinged country."

The list author says:
	"Moving on from Tubthumping they’re still doing plenty of side-swiping: at cyber-geeks, Bono, boy bands, executioners and oppressors."

The list author says:
	"A tidy 6 track EP from Wisnia, the son of a Rabbi from Jersey, with a bent for Bossa Nova."

The list author says:
	"Reissued for the first time on CD, the soundtrack to the Australian surf movie Sea Of Joy both surprises and delights in equal measure."

The list author says:
	"Epic soul, Latin horror movie soundtracks and library music all appear to be integral parts of their masterplan."

The list author says:
	"Stripped back acoustic arrangements which has never been the norm in Nashville, and arrangements which are always slightly askew."

The list author says:
	"Fronted by vocalist Joy Mills, they knock themselves out channelling the spirits of their chosen genre, harmonising earnestly and beautifully behind Mills’ emotive lead."