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thisGIRL - Uno
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Artist: thisGIRL
Album: Uno
Company: Drowned In Sound Recordings
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Rel. Date : 07/31/2004 Streetdate : 07/26/2004
Ripper : team pyt Supplier : NOYB
Genre : Indie Style : Indie
Quality : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz Mode : Joint-Stereo
Grabber : EAC Encoder : lame
Songs : 12 Playtime : 47:14 min
Size : 72,7 MB
Url : n/a
Type : Album Source : CDDA
Language : English
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Rotherham, home of dodgy ex-England goalkeepers (the once
able Seaman) and even dodgier ex-Tory party leaders (Hague -
was he ever able?), is about to get put on the musical map,
my friends, courtesy of thisGIRL - four bonkers but scarily
proficient musicans who simply don't sound like anyone else.
Having been messed around by various major record labels
since the 2002 release of their debut album, Liam Creamer,
Matt Westley, Chris Shepherd and Ryan Jenkinson took the
brave decision to join a newly-launched indie label who would
give them carte blanche to do whatever the heck they wanted.
And whatever the heck they wanted seems to be exactly what
they have done.
Everything about Uno is refreshingly idiosyncratic from the
CD artwork, which has a colour chart to represent the songs,
to the song titles (You Are But A Draft, A Long Rehearsal For
A Show That Will Never Play is a particular good'un), to the
music.
Ah, the music. It's not every day that a band potentially
creates a new genre but with Uno, thisGIRL seem to have
stumbled upon jazz-stoner rock. Opening salvo Master Blaster
is a case in point, with torrents of fuzzed-up guitar riffs
showing that these boys like to drink Mudhoney while they
listen to their Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix records. Add
to that Creamer's Robert Smith-meets-Matt Bellamy voice and
an undercurrent of jazzy bass-lines and drumming, and you
have a recipe for something that is very strange but
curiously alluring.
Of course, it's not just a case of the quartet strapping on
their instruments, putting on their shades and proclaiming to
themselves, "Let's go to quirk!" No, they know how to rip out
a cool chorus too, as the likes of Don't Be A Kite (not one
of my common temptations, it has to be said) and Oscilloscope
Love demonstrate. In fact, there may just be some Queens Of
The Stone Age type crossover potential here, with enough
guitar meat to satisfy the rockers and plenty of vibe and
melody to turn the indie-lovers.
And it's not all space rock workouts either. You Are But A
Draft..., for instance, slowly builds from a base of jazzy
ramblings into a Nirvana-at-their-most-awkward fuzz-fest.
"I'm singing this song just for me. It's not for you!" cries
Creamer throughout. Rarely can selfishness have sounded so
good.
Inshallah has an almost Latin/bossanova feel with some
scampering drumwork that will have you shaking your head in
disbelief that the rhythm section was recorded in single
takes with no overdubs by Sabbath/Judas Priest/Thin Lizzy
producer Chris Tsangarides.
And as if any further proof were required of their ambition,
Drake (a reference to Nick perhaps?) is a comedown full of
melancholy instrumentation and cello while Creamer dons his
best Jeff Buckley impression.
Whatever this band are on, I don't think I want any. However,
with a defiant resolve to transcend musical classication, and
the ability to know when to stamp their feet on the effects
pedals and when to take them off, thisGIRL is definitely one
who has beauty as well as brains.
- musicomh.com
Rotherham hasn't done much for rock'n'roll. Yet.
thisGIRL are changing this, their high energy live show
quickly scoring them a reputation in the new rock hinterland.
A stage show that sees the kinetic four piece ooze a wild
adrenalised energy all over the UK's toilet venues, colliding
riffs and a reconstruction of all styles of modern rock into
a seething, fascinating new whole has seen the band score a
rabid fanbase of their own. Their debut 'Short Strut To The
Brassy Front' album won them it, attracted by their raw and
twitchy love of off the wall riffing and explosive heads full
of great guitar ideas and now, on 'Uno', they have managed to
nail down some of their most ferocious youth action.
Driven by some serious fuzz bass action, inside out guitar
riffola and a delirious love for the skewed rock of Kyuss,
and then another zillion ideas, this is seriously well
thought out stuff; great time changes, a serious command of
dynamics and some superb neo-jazz drumming twisting the
rhythms into fascinating shapes. thisGIRL are making a
stunning original version of the well worn rock workout and
it's paying out big creative dividends. 'Uno' has managed to
capture the band's relentless live energy without losing any
of their inventiveness - credit to producer Chris Tsangarides
who comes with a mighty CV that includes old skool classics
like Judas Priest and Black Sabbath. It's a barrage of highly
intelligent rock that has seen the band erroneously bagged as
Emo or nu-metal when it's actually on its own fierce tip,
reinventing rock to suit themselves.
With some amazing musicianship, great vocals from Liam
Creamer and an adept handling of so many styles of rock from
the neo-funk of 'Dah Dah Dah Dah' to the freak chops of the
fantastically titled 'Beeping At Pedestrians', thisGIRL are a
highly original talent and are here to be celebrated. This is
the sound of the future. Now.
- playlouder.com
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01. [03:35] master blaster
02. [04:38] don't be a kite
03. [03:58] you are a draft, a long rehearsal for a show that will
never play
04. [02:38] hallelujah
05. [03:15] beeping at pedestrians
06. [04:46] drake
07. [03:54] coffee & giro cheques
08. [03:05] oscilloscope love
09. [04:16] inshallah
10. [03:13] dah dah dah dah
11. [04:13] cartwheels
12. [05:43] st. james gate, marylebone
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47:14 min
72,7 MB
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