Artist: Thomas Tantrum
Title: Mad By Moonlight
Label: Stranger
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 244kbit av.
Time: 00:42:48
Size: 78.51 mb
Rip Date: 2011-06-09
Str Date: 2011-06-13
01. Tick Tock (Satie) 3:59
02. Face The Music 3:22
03. Cold Gold 2:48
04. Sleep 2:53
05. Hot Hot Summer 3:25
06. We Are The People 3:07
07. Only Human 4:08
08. Turning Blue 3:22
09. On The Phone 3:20
10. Betty Blue 3:23
11. All In Your Head 4:50
12. Supermodel 4:11
Release Notes:
Southampton band Thomas Tantrum is about to release an album that is
not only polished but also boasts an indie-pop sound that is æverging
on perfectionÆ, according to its unsurprisingly enthusiastic press
release. High praise indeed! Mad by Moonlight is the bandÆs second
album and is apparently concerned with lack of sleep, which is
something that everyone can surely sympathise with. Tracks like æHot
Hot SummerÆ belie that lack of sleep with its energetic and jangly
guitars; even the lyrics seem chipper. WhoÆs chipper with a lack of
sleep, eh? Anyway, lead singer Megan Thomas sings the particularly
lovely lines æI donÆt like this anymore than you. In the freezing
winter, IÆll be your hot, hot summerÆ which are propelled along on a
really catchy beat. Sure, it wonÆt be a hit (look, the charts are
absolutely awful, go and check) but itÆs a fine summer tune and is
surprisingly catchy.
æOnly HumanÆ is equally fine, with a really clear sound letting all the
instruments play their parts effectively; it builds up to an
instrumental section thatÆs on the right side of classy Eighties synth
music. æBetty BlueÆ injects the album with some much needed xylophone
goodness. ItÆs another tune that is, yes, polished and sounds great.
Perhaps the highlight is æCold GoldÆ, which takes all the best bits of
the album û hand claps, great guitar work, uplifting falsetto single
and a spoken word ending û and pops it into one tune. æCold GoldÆ is
close to being as good as the press release makes it out to be.