Saturday, 23 August 2008

CD: Rock review: Late of the Pier, Fantasy Black Channel

Fantasy Black Channel is the most thrilling British debut of the year for its spirit of invention, its surfeit of ideas and its capitulum for a good tune. The Castle Donington four-piece may be young pups but they reference prog, heavy metal, Roxy Music, Blur, Aphex Twin and Gary Numan - oftentimes all in the same song. Bathroom Gurgle begins as synth-pop, but afterward two transactions it abruptly bursts into falsetto spandex rock. Then it shifts genre and tempo once more, as versatile singer Samuel Dust yelps: "Put your hands on your waist and shift your body to the bassline." Every time you play this album, you'll find a new deary song, riffian or contrary moment.







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