ARTiST: Whole Sky Monitor
ALBUM: Bland Bland Bland
BiTRATE: 225kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Firebomb Radio Records
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 64.88 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 37min 56sec total
RiP DATE: 2007-12-08
STORE DATE: 2007-12-10
Track List:
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01. Cinenema 2:33
02. Mary Moses 2:11
03. Harehills Chapeltown 4:27
04. Three Cheers For The Weirdo 3:14
05. Just Let Me Talk To Her (Part 3:01
I)
06. Sick Sick Sick 2:24
07. Way Over Fourteen 2:58
08. Siddall 4:02
09. Bland Bland Bland 2:29
10. Internal Critics 4 2:13
11. N.O. 2:47
12. Venus Not Venus 2:39
13. Just Let Me Talk To Her (Part 2:03
II)
14. URL 0:55
Release Notes:
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àwhat the press said about 'Harehills Chapeltown', the lead single from 'Bland
Bland Bland'à
'Harehills Chapeltown' is vicious, a swarming and festering slice of unravelling
hardcore-styled angular art pop that all at once combines the chop-chop
psychosis of early career Killing Joke, the bludgeoning brutally unswerving
underpin from Big Black's 'Kerosene', braided with the discordant chug of Black
Francis at his most manic and welded fast on to a rapidly decaying mass of
unhinged blues the type of which is the proven forte of Jon Spencer. An
essential three track debut - the coolest thing on the council estate block.
Joint deputy single of the missive
Losing Today - September '07
A Huge, Hulking Anti-Pop song.
Steve Lamacq Radio 1 - July '07
Bold and brash, with a swagger and badass attitude that would leave the
Gallaghers' knees trembling, Whole Sky Monitor have probably reached the
absolute pinnacle of their careers with this dirty, growling monster of a tune.
It sounds like Mark E Smith would if you REALLY pissed him off. It's totally
wonderful, and the further tracks, "Mary Moses" and "Just Let Me Talk to Her"
are equally chaotic and raw. Tremendous. 9/10
Atomicduster - June '07
This is quite an experience. Lower LS8 whacks new life into New York as a
revival of the down-at-heel I Love emblem is suddenly aglow. It's thanks to an
opening number which sure-footedly assembles itself for fifty-odd seconds before
growing minute by minute into a mature episode of rowdy and fulfilling solid
proto-punk. 4/5
Leeds Music Scene - July '07
Bursting with anger drenched lyrics that are spat out with venom and disgust,
'Harehills Chapeltown' is oozing with protest vocals, seething guitars riffs
that sinisterly threaten to kick you in the teeth before fist pounding drums
bombard their way into finish off the job; Aggressive and as close to the common
man you'll likely to get, 'Harehills Chapeltown' assertively introduces Whole
Sky Monitor in all their gruff and rough glory and will have you shouting along
savagely in no time. 10/13
Room 13 - August '07
Post-punk clatter that shaves off the corners from the angular arthouse stabs of
Wire and sticks them onto the latter day shimmers of stoical 90's revivalists of
the genre. Rumbling bass and cut throat guitars set to the excitable but solid
stomping drum beats add up to the equivalent of twisted new wave stadium anthems
being played in a back alley. Compelling. 4/5
Manchester Music - July '07
On top of a great sound, Whole Sky Monitor also fit genuinely into the
social-commentary buzz-category, the passion and anti-passion of their feelings
for their home town make for an excellent gritty reality to the song (Harehills
Chapeltown). 'Mary Moses' and 'Just Let Me Talk To Her' complete the single with
not a bad moment between them. 8/10
The Mag - October '07
Disjointed, rock steady, alt. Rock with a sneering bite and more swagger than a
Gallagher's cloning plantà
Subba-Cultcha - July '07
Death row drums and guitars with more jingle jangle than Jimmy Saville are
complemented by the sort of protest vocals that see the band hit out and
everything and everyone around them. Serious attitude and seriously good.
Selby Times - July '07
(WSM play) songs based on energetic, pumped up, filthy blasts of guitar abuse.
The band packs a rhythmic punch not dissimilar to Led Zeppelin. The singer has a
fantastic strangulated rock voice and the guitars are creative while being set
resolutely in pulverise mode.
Sandman - July '07