One of the problems of growing as much as we have is that it is more difficult to keep track of albums that you want to cover, particularly with advance release dates and what comes flooding in. This review got lost in draft and should have appeared before now as the album was released at the end of March.
We have previously added a couple of songs to LTTTW Playlists, but you all must listen to the whole shebang. This is Fragile Creatures third album and it is a corker. They specialise in great Pop Rock and unusually they are from here in the UK, a country not noted for this sort of thing.
The Brighton Five may concentrate on the melodic, easy on the ear, beautifully arranged and performed. But there is also a real lyrical adeptness to the songs that Adam Kidd writes. That intelligence shines through the expertly crafted offerings.
They also refused to be boxed in and well they let loose, the creativity shines through even more. Garden Of Eden, for instance, is a monster of a song, chopping and changing direction at will without ever losing its grip, it is a fine listen.
They can also rock out. Bad Smell is great 80s Pop is built around a great riff. Chasing Hearts even gets funky, ultra smooth, built around a hypnotic bassline, indeed the whole album is lit up by the rhythm section.
It is the laidback Pop Rock that grabs you most, especially Grandaddy, a song that reminds you of the 70s when this style was king. The keyboard sound particularly makes me reminisce and this song has a wonderfully effective solo. Play Both Sides is a belter of an album.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on CD as a download. You can find out more about Fragile Creatures here.
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