ARTIST: Bell X1
TITLE: Flock
LABEL: Island
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 51:45 min
SIZE: 75,5 MB
RIP DATE: Oct-14-2005
RELEASE DATE: Oct-17-2005
Track List:
01. Reacharound 03:11
02. Flame 03:53
03. Rocky Took A Lover 04:11
04. He Said She Said 04:25
05. Bad Skin Day 05:56
06. Natalie 03:54
07. Bigger Than Me 03:53
08. Just Like Mr. Benn 04:28
09. My First Born For A Song 05:25
10. Trampoline 04:49
11. Lamposts 07:40
Release Notes:
æReach Around' - Who's been listening to Joy
Division then? Paul Noonan does his best Ian Curtis
impersonation as BellX1 jump on the '80s post-punk
bandwagon.
'Flame' - Falsetto vocals, funky basslines and
syncopated beats make for a song that strays into
Scissor Sisters territory. No, really! Add in such
playful couplets as "I want to be near you and blink
in your light/And toast marshmallows on a cold dark
night" and Elton John's patronage is assured.
'Rocky Took A Lover' - An everything including the
kitchen sink relationship song, which with UK radio
support could prove to be their 'Run'.
'He Said, She Said' - More retro walking on the dark
side, with a touch of the Goths about Noonan's
brooding vocal.
'Bad Skin Day' - A return to more familiar BellX1
territory, this meanders along pleasantly without
ever hitting the stratospheric highs you want it to.
'Natalie' - The emotional heat is turned up as Paul,
aware that "History is written by the winners",
fights for his love life.
'Bigger Than Me' - We've got a wurlitzer and we're
going to use it! The organ is the only thing that's
wobbly about this hard rocking song, which also
boasts some Keith Richards-style riffing at the end.
'Just Like Mr Benn' - Don't be fooled by the jokey
title, this is the sound of somebody staring
heartbreak in the face.
'My First Born For A Song' - Have you ever seen Dave
Geraghty and Jamie Cullum in the same room? We ask
because his piano-playing on this sounds identical
to the midget nu-jazz man's.
'Trampoline' - Apologies for using the C-word, but
Flock's penultimate tracks gives Coldplay a run for
their money in the big ballad department.
'Lamp Posts' - A 7m 34s epic cast from the same
songwriting mould as 'Eve, The Apple Of My Eye'.