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Bombay Bicycle Club
I Had The Blues And I Shook Them Loose
August 2009 | Island
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The newest students from the Jim Abbiss academy of snotty britpop, Bombay Bicycle Club stride apart from their counterpart Abbiss classmates Arctic Monkeys, Editors, and The Rakes by umphing out generally more loose renditions of catchy guitar centric rock and for the most part avoiding the near stereotypical British tight, knockaround shambles of the aforementioned groups. The London quartet are quite standard and really don't have many unique traits save for their better than most melodic structures and tendency for dual rhythmic guitars until one side decides to flaunt about and ultimately comes out flat. Still, later on in the record, the guitarist redeems himself with a bangy slap of sound. So despite its minor inconsistencies, I Had The Blues And I Shook Them Loose is a just fine addition to the UK rock scene if not anything for their modest approach and not retorting to uptight, brashing antics.

mp3 | Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This
mp3 | Bombay Bicycle Club - The Giantess

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