The Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses
ARTIST........: The Maccabees
TITLE.........: Toothpaste Kisses
LABEL.........: Polydor
URL...........: http://www.themaccabees.co.uk/
GENRE.........: Indie
QUALITY:......: 172 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2008-01-05
RELEASE DATE..: 2008-00-00
Tracklist:
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01. Toothpaste Kisses 2:41
02. O.A.V.I.P (Live At The Roundhouse) 2:12
Total 04:53
Release Notes:
The Maccabees' debut LP Colour It In was the word-of-mouth success story of
2007. Their understated, twitchy guitar anthems didn't bowl you over, choosing
to stroke your hair, cradle your head and nibble at your ears until you
submitted instead. 'Toothpaste Kisses' is one of the album's best tracks and
should woo its way to the top of the charts if there's any sense left in the
music-buying public. (The success of The X Factor's Rhydian perhaps suggests
otherwise).
Built around a muffled and scratchy acoustic guitar strum, its charm lies in its
simplicity. It could quite easily have been recorded in a shed on a chunky '80s
tape recorder, with just a rationed packet of hob-nobs as inspiration and
brain-fuel. Orlando Weeks' coy and vulnerable vocals, which sound like Ed
Harcourt after a romantic weekend in Paris, are so endearing that you'll want to
wrap him up in bubble wrap and stick him under your bed for safe-keeping.
Unassuming and warm-hearted, 'Toothpaste Kisses' is a sheer delight.