ARTiST: Rob Mcculloch
TiTLE: Escaping Times
LABEL: Gladrag Record Company
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 42:58 min
SiZE: 63,7 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Mar-14-2007
RELEASE DATE: Mar-26-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Something Abuse 03:08
02. Barbican Street 03:27
03. Out Of My Skin 02:58
04. Doing One's Bit 02:47
05. Footsteps In The North 03:47
06. Golden Boy 02:59
07. Valediction 03:20
08. Six Of One 02:59
09. Infernal Paradise 04:43
10. Cinnamon Sticks 03:41
11. Happened To Happen 02:52
12. Disrepair 03:52
13. Burnden 02:25
Release Notes:
McCulloch is a very articulate young man. He can
also write a damn catchy tune. He also has what some
might call a ôsimpleö way of doing things, thatÆs
missing in much of todayÆs music. He doesnÆt mess
about with fancy chords, weird synth generated
noises, and is about as far removed from pretentious
as itÆs possible to be.
Escaping Times is a back to basics take on life in
RobÆs native Bolton, or any city in the UK.
His laid back acoustic guitar driven pleasing
melodies house complex lyrics with depth one
wouldnÆt expect to find from a) someone so young and
b.) a debut album.
As easy as it would be to stick Rob on the shelf
with James Morrison et al, he makes it almost
impossible to do. Doing OneÆs Bit tells of hard men
putting people down, but it does so in a very
eloquent way- ôWeÆve got bright flames in classes
ignite to get blown outö-Scummy Man this is not.
The subject of Escaping Times is quite grim in
places, and Rob is not one to sugar coat. However
the songs still succeed in being catchy and
listenable. The chorus to Out of my Skin will have a
ridiculous amount of staying power in anyoneÆs head.
Six Of One is a departure from the rest of the
album, charting a confrontation between Rob and some
people who took offence to his pink jumper, and
features some brilliant colloquialisms- ôBollocks
you look like a wotsitö.
Escaping Times has the perfect balance of humour and
seriousness, and some cracking tunes to boot.