Release : Computerclub - Before The Walls Came Down
Artist : Computerclub
Album : Before The Walls Came Down
Genre : Indie
Source : CDDA
Label : Split Records
URL :
Date : 11-03-2008
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 184kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 13
Time : 43:32 min
Size : 57.31 MB
1 Glorious 4:42
2 Before The Walls Came Down 2:51
3 Your Enemy 2:07
4 Some Kind Of Love 3:32
5 Beat Connection 3:19
6 Reykjavik 3:05
7 Tremble 1:15
8 This Is On Fire 3:38
9 Stop 1:29
10 Fragile Minds 3:51
11 Turn The Lights Out 4:11
12 If Only We Both Knew This Is True 5:35
13 Electrons And Particles (Bonus Track) 3:57
When you first hit the play button to listen to this album you quickly become
confused, ôdid I just buy the new EDITORS album by accident?ö well, no you
didnÆt. However, Paul HamptonÆs vocals sound very similar to the aforesaid
bandÆs front man but this is no bad thing. EDITORS have gone on to huge success
with a handful of hits; so technically COMPUTERCLUB should go on to rule the
world with this piece of genius. Being a band of this styling is a very tough
job, vocals must continue to be encapsulating and genuine whereas lesser singers
would leave people yawning, and musically, drums and guitars have to chirp and
drone to stay memorable instead of sounding like something my mother has
produced. To put it simply I believe that COMPUTERCLUB have nailed it, their
debut album is something special.
Reading up on the band I found out that COMPUTERCLUB recently lost their
friend/drummer due to injury and had to replace him, their loss and mood was
shown throughout this album, Paul explains that ôThe songs arenÆt as poppy. ItÆs
not that they tell the story of what was going on within the band, but they
pertain to the mood of the times.ö When listening to the album the listener must
feel that these guys have stepped it up a level because this music is a step
above a lot of the things in the charts at the moment. For example, what are
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS doing in todayÆs music scene û does music need to be so
commercial and simple? COMPUTERCLUB arenÆt like that and so I donÆt know if they
will really fit in. It would be ambitious to say that they are the new
RADIOHEAD, but itÆs intriguing to wonder whether the next RADIOHEAD could
actually be found today when at the moment all people are looking for are good
looks and repetitive choruses.
ItÆs a tough choice to pick out the best songs on the album because all of them
are good, so IÆll recommend a couple for your ears, there is the enthralling
opener æGloriousÆ, the brilliant æReykjavikÆ and the climatic æTurn The Lights
OutÆ, and finally their debut single æBefore The Walls Came DownÆ which truly
speaks for itself. In conclusion, please buy this album as you wonÆt regret it.
ItÆs so great to come across a new band with such depth and talent. If
computerclub donÆt go onto great success, I, for one, will be very disappointed.