LOVE IS ALL - 'NINE TIMES THAT SAME SONG' (WHAT'S YOUR RUPTURE?)

ALBUM REVIEW (from Disorder Magazine, 2006)



A truly exceptional record ought to remain as loyal to you as a best friend during your every waking hour. It should be there to turn to in times of psychological turmoil, and there to share in your moments of mad-eyed glee.

So, in the case of this debut album, if we feel like kicking the dishes aside and leaping off the kitchen table whilst screaming into a bottle of vodka, we simply chuck the sax-fuelled garage-pop of ‘Ageing Had Never Been His Friend’ or the party-igniting ‘Spinning & Scratching’ on the stereo. Or, there’s ‘Used Goods’ which is ideal for when making that break from mundane domesticity and heading out for an intense night of boy-hunting.

And when we awoke from the-night-before to a familiar scene of mental and physical devastation (you know, when it’s all smudged lipstick and fag ends, upturned empty bottles and vague recollections of late-night phone calls that shouldn’t have been attempted?), then we got ‘Make Out Fall Out Make Up’ or ‘Turn The Radio Off’ to lock ourselves away with and snuggle up to.

This album sneaked out on import back in the winter when we spent our evenings in grotty pubs, tried to make a pint last for 3 hours and argued over which Horror we’d most like to suck off. Months later, there’s still only one record that’s dragging us out of bed, forcing us to party, and easing us out of some moments of despair. This is it.

Well, it wasn’t going to be sodding Razorlight, was it?