The Blood Arm
Turn And Face Me
Not a must have, but rather a guilty pleasure, the long-awaited second album by the most inappropriately named band in history is essentially more of the same. The Blood Arm’s label debut, Lie Lover Lie, came 3rd on my 2006 list; Turn And Face Me is no better or worse than that album, it’s just that it’s obviously not as novel. Certainly, there’s no justification for the band taking five years to make this follow up. Equally, it’s packed with flawless pop-rock, with powerchord choruses, bouncy verses and silly lyrics. ‘I Need You’ sounds like Rancid with all the sharp edges sanded down, and ‘The Creditors’ is both a vitriolic attack on bankers and a sunny Darwin Deez style grin-along. Featuring doo-wops and la-las aplenty, this is a summer album in every respect. As such, it was played to death in August, but has not had much turntable time (read: ipod plays) since. When I do put it on, though, it inevitably makes me smile.
Turn And Face Me
Not a must have, but rather a guilty pleasure, the long-awaited second album by the most inappropriately named band in history is essentially more of the same. The Blood Arm’s label debut, Lie Lover Lie, came 3rd on my 2006 list; Turn And Face Me is no better or worse than that album, it’s just that it’s obviously not as novel. Certainly, there’s no justification for the band taking five years to make this follow up. Equally, it’s packed with flawless pop-rock, with powerchord choruses, bouncy verses and silly lyrics. ‘I Need You’ sounds like Rancid with all the sharp edges sanded down, and ‘The Creditors’ is both a vitriolic attack on bankers and a sunny Darwin Deez style grin-along. Featuring doo-wops and la-las aplenty, this is a summer album in every respect. As such, it was played to death in August, but has not had much turntable time (read: ipod plays) since. When I do put it on, though, it inevitably makes me smile.
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