Artist: The Answering Machine
Title: Obviously Cold
Label: Heist Or Hit
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 197kbit av.
Time: 00:09:54
Size: 14.55 mb
Rip Date: 2009-06-12
Str Date: 2009-06-01
01. Obviously Cold (Radio Edit) 2:57
02. Obviously Cold 3:10
03. Lightbulbs (James Yuill Remix) 3:47
Release Notes:
Remember when you were little? All that joy you found in just running
around like an idiot? All hyper and bouncy and excitable? Well the
Answering Machine do. Seriously, Ritalin was invented for these four
Manc based indie popsters.
Coming on like The Wombats trying to out Maccabee the Maccabees there
are no apologies made for this blast of high-tempo Radio 1 friendly
wannabe chart hugging git-pop. Up beat kick drums are the order of the
day along with plenty of addictive hooky guitars that only serve to
highlight the near omnipresent "woo-oo-oos". 'Obviously Cold' is like a
chicken nugget - far from haute cuisine and you know it's bad for you
but still, you'll have another one cos well, it tastes good.
This kind of thing is far from everyone's switch flicker though - I
imagine your average Radiohead fan would rather cheer up than listen to
more than a bar of The Answering Machine, but that's okay, students
will still be getting drunk to this come fresher's week next September.
Also included here is a cut down radio edit plus a James Yuill remix of
Lightbulbs, a tune originally released on Regal back in '07. He's dug
the Korg out and helped create a tasty little slice of Bloc Lite. Again
there are endearing FM friendly hooks but singer Colclough's Kele-alike
yelp is more prominent here amongst the blips. A decent, well
harmonised and melodic track that you won't find yourself skipping to
get back to the A side. The master volume came over a bit on the low
side but that was okay, my stereo comes with a volume knob of its very
own so bullet dodged.
Tidy work and with a debut album 'Another City, Another Story' also due
out in June there's every chance you'll hear them trying to woo
(woo-oooo) you from a festival stage this Summer. If you've had your
Sunny D that day why not pretend you're a kid again - go along and have
a bounce. I won't tell anyone, I promise.