Psychocandy
06-04-2004, 02:06 PM
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About two months ago I decided to start buying singles again. My weekly copy of NME is the radar with which I steer myself through murky waters in a search for hot new bands. A few weeks back a new band called The Others released their debut single This Is For The Poor and NME bestowed upon it the coveted title of Single Of The Week. I bought it and frankly it's an incredible debut.
There are three tracks on the EP. First up is This Is For The Poor and it's basically an outsider rant offering support to all of the pockets of society that get pissed on by the establishment. It's one of those songs that walks the tightrope that forms a dividing line between absolute genius and annoying as fuck. Fortunately when I lost my balance I landed in the "absolute genius" camp and decided to stay there. Second track How I Nearly Lost You is markedly different fare. It sounds little like early Manic Street Preachers. Melancholy rock at it's most grandiose and wanting. It's yearning vocals and hook filled melodies are breathtaking. It was upon listening to this song for the first time that I started to get very fucking excited indeed. My "this is really cool" alarm was chiming so loud it almost drowned out the song. Then the third track...fuck...the third track!!! It's called Almanac and it has more swagger than an army of Tony Maneros. Gloriously scuzzed up rock that creates a Jesus And Mary Chain style groove that had me grinning for three minutes. This is seriously good stuff and if this debut single is any indication The Others are a band to watch.
Uk schmoes with an ounce of sense...this is still available for the not unreasonable cost of £3.99 from Amazon.co.uk...
Go here...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001ZMBYW/ref=sr_aps_music_1_1/202-5190385-1398209
You might not like it...but I swear to fucking christ that if you do you will thank me.
About two months ago I decided to start buying singles again. My weekly copy of NME is the radar with which I steer myself through murky waters in a search for hot new bands. A few weeks back a new band called The Others released their debut single This Is For The Poor and NME bestowed upon it the coveted title of Single Of The Week. I bought it and frankly it's an incredible debut.
There are three tracks on the EP. First up is This Is For The Poor and it's basically an outsider rant offering support to all of the pockets of society that get pissed on by the establishment. It's one of those songs that walks the tightrope that forms a dividing line between absolute genius and annoying as fuck. Fortunately when I lost my balance I landed in the "absolute genius" camp and decided to stay there. Second track How I Nearly Lost You is markedly different fare. It sounds little like early Manic Street Preachers. Melancholy rock at it's most grandiose and wanting. It's yearning vocals and hook filled melodies are breathtaking. It was upon listening to this song for the first time that I started to get very fucking excited indeed. My "this is really cool" alarm was chiming so loud it almost drowned out the song. Then the third track...fuck...the third track!!! It's called Almanac and it has more swagger than an army of Tony Maneros. Gloriously scuzzed up rock that creates a Jesus And Mary Chain style groove that had me grinning for three minutes. This is seriously good stuff and if this debut single is any indication The Others are a band to watch.
Uk schmoes with an ounce of sense...this is still available for the not unreasonable cost of £3.99 from Amazon.co.uk...
Go here...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001ZMBYW/ref=sr_aps_music_1_1/202-5190385-1398209
You might not like it...but I swear to fucking christ that if you do you will thank me.