The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Come Saturday
Good songs will always win out in the end.
1st September 2009, 5:18pm
Good songs will always win out in the end.
1st September 2009, 5:18pm
It’s unhinged, like a good rock song should be, and brimming with the youthful energy.
25th August 2009, 3:22pm
The spotlight is placed squarely on the talents of the ‘Quiet Beatle’.
19th August 2009, 3:44pm
There is enough here to keep you intrigued, but nothing that draws you in to stay.
18th August 2009, 6:51pm
Feedback and distortion immediately rain down on the listener.
12th August 2009, 3:23pm
The pedigree’s of the cast of players are pretty impressive, but good music is made up of more than just names and history.
31st July 2009, 5:38pm
This album simply is filled with far too familiar sounds and tired beats in a genre that is already plagued by lack of radical innovation and groundbreaking material.
31st July 2009, 3:26pm
They have continued to craft songs that perpetually push both boundaries and interpretations.
21st July 2009, 4:55pm
A perky, catchy album of mostly new songs that is sure to make the interminable wait for a new B&S record seem a little bit shorter.
15th July 2009, 2:48pm
The effects of the album linger long after their music fades away.
13th July 2009, 7:37pm
Bristles with the energy and intensity only youth seems to bring.
3rd July 2009, 5:36pm
It’s most assuredly an after-the-party record, and might just make you question your hard-living ways.
11th June 2009, 3:06pm
Dreamy vocals and a catchy chorus.
11th June 2009, 2:30pm
At least dance a bit while the world is burning.
4th June 2009, 2:38pm
Most of the tracks on this somber album are imbued with the tribulations of war and the struggle of inner conflict.
4th June 2009, 2:25pm
The lilting keyboards and the driving drums create a dramatic mood.
29th May 2009, 1:15pm
Usually by the four minute mark, the often repetitive vocals become far too sanctimonious, and it’s more than enough already.
22nd May 2009, 1:54pm
Annie Clark has crafted a haunting, but oddly comforting, musical landscape on ‘Actor’.
22nd May 2009, 1:35pm
Another fine example of songwriting from front man Colin Meloy.
7th May 2009, 4:08pm
Breaking up has indeed never sounded so good.
6th May 2009, 2:44pm
Certainly not an unpleasant listen, just not an entirely memorable one.
30th April 2009, 3:16pm
James Walsh and company do very little to separate themselves from the easy-listening pap that currently floods the radio.
16th April 2009, 4:25pm
The underlying sensuality has always been one of the more interesting aspects of the band.
7th April 2009, 3:44pm
‘Dear John’ is not the sound of a heart breaking, it is the sound of a heart repairing itself, ready to beat again.
1st April 2009, 3:50pm
Featuring SOFT PLAY, Corinne Bailey Rae, 86TVs, English Teacher and more!