RULES

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest RULES Product DescriptionFollowing the rapturous success of last years debut album Dreams, The Whitest Boy Alive return for 2009 with their follow up album Rules. It's alittle less indie pop than their debut, and perhaps a little more disco--sometimes even betraying a touch of house. The Whitest Boy Alives unique sound remains however, with Erlend Oyes (Kings of Convenience) distinctive vocals and a spare stripped down feel throughout. Rules was recorded in Mexico this summer where the band built a studio in a house by the beach. The lyrics are often of a melancholic vibe, but juxtaposed with the disco feel of the music they equilibrate, making for a compelling listen.ReviewWhite Lies and Maximo Park already claim to be making music that echoes these globally uncertain times.Unfortunately for them, neither English indie band reckoned on a Norwegian folk/electronica stalwart encapsulating the prevailing socio-economic feeling in one simple lyric.Deep into Rules, Erlend ye's second album under his The Whitest Boy Alive moniker, comes Gravity, and the line, ''How long can a cool cat keep his calm, despite the mounting evidence that there's cause for alarm''.It's a weak track aside from this moment of clarity, but is a great indication of what makes ye a savvy songwriter. He has little time for flab.Across Rules' eleven tracks there are duff moments, particularly Rollercoaster Ride, which is something of a misnomer considering its flatness.But what impresses almost everywhere else, much like it did on TWBA's 2006 album Dreams, is the lack of procrastination and excess.1517 and Courage are both streamlined and funky, all Fender Rhodes and fruity guitar licks. It helps that both come on like contemporary versions of The Isley Brothers' That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2. High On The Heels is another ace, slimline ditty. It's full of cheap, nasty synth noises but retains an efficient Scandinavian feel and would make a neat soundtrack to Calvin Harris ram-raiding Ikea.Elsewhere, Intentions is a quieter moment that combines classic Stevie Wonder riffs with a playful sound familiar to fans of Air's Moon Safari LP. Reassuringly, it includes another example of lyrically astuteness as ye croons, "You only want someone when that someone's gone".Naysayers will complain the funk here is diluted, a million miles from the grit of Prince or Parliament. Some complained similarly about Dreams. What can't be ignored, though is the tenderness and subtlety of an assured and beguiling album that deserves to push TWBA on to bigger audiences and record sales. --Lou ThomasFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new window Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 - 2024 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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