Artist: Trip
Title: ShortCuts
Label: Autonomy
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 191kbit av.
Time: 00:38:13
Size: 55.06 mb
Rip Date: 2009-05-19
Str Date: 2009-06-29
01. Applecheeks 3:11
02. Rented 3:45
03. Laundromat 3:10
04. Go Away 3:43
05. Break The Jukebox 3:20
06. River Phoenix 3:48
07. Olympic Breakfast 2:47
08. Breathe 3:05
09. Summer Sundays 3:23
10. The Gambler 4:03
11. Who's That 3:58
Release Notes:
There is a lot of hype surrounding Alex Child AKA Trip. Music-News.com
states that the album is'.. 'a great piece of individual modern
poetry'. Based in London, 24 year old Alex Child has created an album
that is a 'tragic-comic kaleidoscope of city life as seen through the
eyes of a 24 year old Londoner'. A glance at his myspace page, shows
that Trip has a very wide range of influencesα.anywhere from Bob Dylan
to Rage Against the Machine and from The Arctic Monkeys to Barbara
Streisand!!!
He has been dubbed the indie/rock version of The Streets, whose
storytelling abilities, coupled with his undoubted lyrical talent, make
for a high energy and amusing listen. We also see from his gig guide
that Trip is much in demand as a live performer and in fairness I am
sure that he has already garnered a bit of a following.
The album, ShortCuts is short, with none of the 11 tracks breaking the
4 minute barrier. They are all radio friendly and produced very ably,
not a surprise when we find that the creation of the album was done
under the watchful eye of two established producers/musicians in their
own right, James Rushet of Does it Offend You Yeah?, and Lance Thomas
from Ladytron. These two producers enlighten us to the mixture of all
out indie rock with a hint of electronic sensibilities thrown in for
good measure. The album is choc full of indie-rock numbers with
Streets-esque rapping/storytelling over the top. This does wear thin
over the course of ShortCuts, but it is Childs' exceptional
storytelling that holds the album together. Trip certainly has an eye,
and an ear for social and moral tales of life in a capital city.