The latest releases reviewed.
THE BLIZZARDS Fantasy Universal ***
The nutty boys from Mullingar may not have the artiness of Director, the inventiveness of The Immediate or the emotion of Royseven, but they do have another mad, beery singalong tune from their debut album, A Public Display of Affection.
THE MAGIC NUMBERS This Is a Song Heavenly ***
See that yoke there with the verse, chorus, dreamy intro, jangly guitars and sunny lyrics? That's a song, that is. Romeo Stodart & co state the blindingly obvious on this, what's it called again, song from their second album. (That's the shiny flat thing with the hole in the middle.)
THE FEELING Rosé Island ***
They've love-bombed us with some of the catchiest tunes of 2006, but now Dan Gillespie Sells and the boys want to show us their melancholy side with this blushing love song. It's still bloody catchy, of course.
ELEANOR MCEVOY Suffer So Well/Mercy Mercy Me Moscodisc **
McEvoy may have a woman's heart, but she can still dish out the sarcasm on this country-flavoured ode to a guy who hides the pain by going out and having the time of his life. The B-side is an acoustic version of Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me.
ROYSEVEN I'm Revived Irl ***
Paul Walsh and the lads celebrate their Meteor Music Award with another big, uplifting anthem from their The Art of Insincerity album. The Roy boys tend to pile on the drama a bit, but this one shows admirable restraint.
CORINNE BAILEY RAE I'd Like To Good Groove ****
Corinne gets funky with this tune filled with teenage memories of sweet soul picnics in the front yard, and drinking rum punch out of paper cups. Sounds great but, as Amy Winehouse knows only too well, it could all end in rehab.
