Our favourite Glaswegians are back and of course we are more than interested, The Supernaturals have never been afraid to experiment, but Show Tunes finds them back in the genre of their Heyday and you are reminded of what a great Pop Rock band they are.
The trailing singles Roy Wouldn't and Burn The Witch warned us of what we were in for. The former is Power Pop Gold, dripping with James McColl's wit and the latter takes us back to the glory days of Brit Pop which I still think is yesterday, not 30 years ago.
At times the vocal gold that McColl sounds a tad more mellow, but he can still belt it out, especially on the splendid If You Can't Love Yourself which sounds a little 70s. Killed By Submarines is up there with the best things they have released to the world.
The Dread comes close to it, much slower but beautifully arranged, wonderfully haunting yet providing a real optimistic vibe. We Were On Fire is incredibly jaunty and Of Human Bondage is mellow until it bursts into 70s Piano Pop, another highlight.
The main Ballad, Clockwork Orange, is outstanding, a co write with long time Anything Should Happen friend and guitarist Joe Greatorex. Show Tunes is a fine example of how uplifting, well written Pop Rock can make you forget about all the dirge that surrounds us politically.
McColl, lyrically, is on the top of his game and the five piece link perfectly. The CD and Vinyl are on the excellent Late Night From Glasgow label which seems a marriage made in heaven. Any album from this lot is worth attention, but Show Tunes is particularly worth the effort. You even get to hear James McColl's hidden Brass expertise.
You can buy the Vinyl and CD from here. You can listen to and buy the download here. (I was struggling to pick which three tracks to embed, so I've sneaked a fourth below.
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