_____________________________________________________________________________
::k4:
a r t i s t :: The Fratellis
t i t l e :: Costello Music
d a t e :: 2006-09-11
l a b e l :: Drop The Gun Recordings
g e n r e :: Indie
s o u r c e :: CD
b i t r a t e :: 1034kbps avg
e n c o d e r :: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V
t r a c k s :: 13
p l a y t i m e :: 44:16
s i z e :: 328.35MB
tracklist
1 Henrietta 3:32
2 Flathead 3:17
3 Whistle For The Choir 3:35
4 Chelsea Dagger 3:35
5 For The Girl 2:48
6 Doginabag 3:20
7 Creepin Up The Backstairs 3:07
8 Vince The Lovable Stoner 3:14
9 Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night 3:54
10 Baby Fratelli 3:56
11 Got Ma Nuts From A Hippy 3:11
12 Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes 3:14
13 Cuntry Boys and City Girls 3:33
releasenotes
Brash, melodic, and imbued with a more-than-healthy sense of British rock
tradition, the Fratellis and their debut album, Costello Music, come across
almost like a caricature of bands like the Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things,
and Arctic Monkeys -- but at least it's a flattering one. the Fratellis take
themselves a lot less seriously than some of the other laddish bands popular
in the U.K. in the late 2000s, and emphasize hooks and fun rather than
samey-sounding rock. Songs like "Baby Fratelli" and "The Gutterati" have a
singalong simplicity, and it feels like the band puts as many "la la la"s and
"ba da ba"s into each song as they can -- and then try to cram in a few more.
Costello Music's best tracks go even farther with the band's fun-only agenda;
it's easy to hear why "Flathead" -- which switches between grinding,
aggressive verses and a downright giddy chorus with more of those "ba da bop a
dah" hooks -- was picked to soundtrack a fittingly day-glo, kinetic iPod TV
commercial. The outstanding single "Chelsea Dagger" is just as vibrant, a
swaggering glam rock nugget with pints-aloft choruses. "Henrietta"'s loopy
catchiness owes a debt to vaudeville or musical comedy, and not just because
Jon Fratelli sings "wa wa wa waaaahhh" along with the guitar solo; "For the
Girl," meanwhile, has a melody so strong, it could've been a hit anytime
between the '60s and the '90s. Elsewhere on Costello Music, the Fratellis show
off their knowledge of other corners of rock history: "Vince the Lovable
Stoner" is appealing faux country-rock; "Doginabag" adds some blues and grit
to their sound; and "Creepin' Up the Back Stairs" nods to '50s rock and
skiffle. Even when the band gets a little more complex, as on the darkly
twangy "Got Ma Nuts from a Hippy," they keep the focus on rapid-fire rhythms
and air guitar-ready solos. Indeed, Costello Music is so high-energy, it's
almost too much to take in one sitting. Then again, this music wasn't made for
sitting, it was made for dancing yourself silly. They might not have the
cultural or historical impact of some of their peers, but the Fratellis are a
lot of fun in the moment -- whenever that moment is.
_____________________________________________________________________________
The_Fratellis-Costello_Music-(1712707)-CD-FLAC-2006-k4