Customer Reviews

A Different Kind Of Fix

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I found much to admire in BBC's 2010 album 'Flaws' and their new release
'A Different Kind Of Fix' delivers yet another laudable compilation. The
largely acoustic ambience of 'Flaws' is substantially swept away in this
collection of twelve new compositions. There is a harder, denser more
abrasive sound in evidence here which looks back to their 2009 debut
'I Had The blues and I Shook Them Loose'. A bold and powerful next step.

Front man Jack Steadman still stands firm on the prow, face to the wind,
keeping the boat steadily on course and coasting over the towering waves.
The music is built for large venues. There is an epic quality creeping into
their writing which suits them well but the strong sense of tunefulness
which has always defined their best work remains intact. Indubitably so.

Things kick off in fine style with opening track 'How Can You Swallow So
Much Sleep'; the gentle dreamy introduction quickly giving way to a fine
driving anthem. Suren de Saram's energetic drums and the intertwining guitars
support a quasi-folksy vocal from Mr Steadman. Around and around it goes.
'Bad Timing' and the splendid 'Your Eyes' keep the pace going until the
perfectly lovely song 'Lights Out, Words Gone' brings things down a tad and
proves to be one of the band's most affecting and memorable performances.
The vocal harmonies are beautifully crafted. A song to be very proud of.
So too with 'Fracture', an echoing lament which tugs at the heartstrings.

It is to final track 'Still', however, which we must turn to hear the album's
very finest moment. A stunning and very moving arrangement for voice and
piano which shows off Mr Steadman's distinctive falsetto at its best.
A haunting and close-to-sublime conclusion to a commendable five star project.

From strength to strength; ever onward and upward, BBC are close to becoming
one of England's national treasures. Don't let the experience pass you by.

Highly Recommended.

This is such a fantastic album. I personally think it tops Flaws and I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose. It is pretty different to both albums, but some songs have roots from both albums and you can definitely tell it is a BBC album.

Personal highlights are the fantastic 'Your Eyes' which is a song that definitely goes back to 'I had the Blues...' but with a slightly heavier riff than older songs.
'Beggars' is a song that will be compared to songs from 'Flaws' but it is very different, combining the acoustic and electric.
My favourite song though is 'Still'. Jack Steadman's voice is simply superb in this song and his lyrics are fantastic. It is such a beautiful way to end the album and leaves you wanting more.

Ed Nash's bass lines are unusually catchy, especially in the wonderful single 'Shuffle'.

Lucy Rose comes into this album (she sang in the title song of 'Flaws') and appears in around half of the songs and is such a fantastic addition with her beautiful voice, particularly in 'Lights Out, Words Gone'.

Suren De Saram is a brilliant drummer. A Different Kind of Fix doesn't have as catchy beats as in 'I had the Blues...' but he is still very inventive and shows how good of a drummer he is.

Jamie Maccoll's rhythm guitar gives all songs a nice flow and his backing vocals are perfect.

As previously mentioned, frontman Jack Steadman is a wonderful lyricist and a fantastic singer.

Overall, this is a brilliant album and you shouldn't hesitate in buying it.

This CD is amazing. An outstanding purchase for a lover of Indie music, these guys will blow you away. 'Leave It', 'Shuffle' and 'Your Eyes' are incredibly addictive!

Building a gentle, hooky pop song over a looping, dance-inducing piano sample, it's, like all the best late-summer sounds, 75% exuberant and 25% melancholy.
Its almost like this album represents Bombay Bicycle Club finding themselves - their own unique sound, because if you haven't already listened to them - they truly sound like no other. The acoustic plucking and Jack's vulnerable warbling is familiar to previous sounds however this time it perhaps stumbles happily onto something not a million miles away from soul.

First came across Bombay Bicycle Club at Glastonbury 2009 and didn’t get any of their earlier albums (not sure why...). This album is great and very easy listening. I do not get bored and suggest people give it a go.

This is their best electric album even better than I HAD THE BLUES BUT SHOOK LOOSE. My favourite though is the acoustic FLAWS. All 3 highly recommended.

I'm a big fan of Bombay Bicycle Club, this album is easy to chill out to and even dance to I have seen this band live twice and each time have been amazing! I would recommend buying this album if you're into indie rock style music!

This is one of those LP's that just delights from beginning to end. As soon as it ends you just want to hear it all again. There isn't a bad song on there. Beautiful arrangements, wonderfully produced and vocals that won't quit I highly recommend this LP for those lazy days on the couch, that long drive to curb the road rage or play again and again at a dinner party...magic stuff!

I heard one track on the Jo Wiley show and so I bought the album. It is a fab upbeat and totally brilliant introduction to this band. It cheers me up every time I listen to it. Very upbeat and a great overall sound with not one bad track. Must buy more of their stuff!

Bombay Bicycle Club have made a big leap with 'A Different Kind of Fix'. 'I Had The Blues...' was very good Indie Rock, but Fix shows how the band have grown, with more versitility and a much more interesting sound. 'Fix' is a proper album and by that i mean all the songs flow together well.

Singles 'Shuffle' and 'Lights Out, Words Gone' showcase how catchy the band can be. Standout tracks 'Leave It' and 'Your Eyes' are dreamy numbers that flow along excellently, the later leading to a ghostly climax. Well done to Lucy Rose who's added vocals are great. While theres some great eerie tracks like 'Bad Timing' and 'What You Want' which are enhanced by Steadman's echoing vocals, the creepy guitars and Suren de Saram's brilliant drumming.

Steadman's voice might not be for everyone, but its unique, while the drumming and prodominant bass helps to make the band different for your average Indie Rock band. Along with 'Skying' by The Horrors this is the best album of 2011 and if they can keep progressing then who knows what heights they can achieve.