Morning Runner – The Great Escape
Morning Runner has been hit and miss with me, my opinion on them seems to change with each single. “The Great Escape” is an interesting single choice, but gladly the band has not gone the route of reissuing previous singles. “The Great Escape” is a slice of melodic indie that is instant likeable. Matthew Greener does take a bit to get warmed up to but here he sounds in great form. There is a little keyboard bit in there that gives a throw back to those early 90 days. Nothing overwhelming and original but a nice pleasant taste of some pop-indie.
By John Siwicki
Broken Social Scene – 7/4 Shoreline
Probably the standout track off their album it was no surprise to see this released as a single. This begins with a folkish melody that switches into a poppy tune with some female vocals that compliment the music well. Great guitar interplay and a crisp rhythm section that culminates in an explosive closing section almost make the track by themselves, but the lyrics are not to be ignored either. Extremely original, with an excellent production job that has done the track justice. This is unlikely to break the mainstream and it is hard to fit into any genre, but “7/4 Shoreline” is sure to win fans for Broken Social Scene.
By Matt Shaw
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
Second coming from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Show Your Bones” is a little patchy. Included are some great songs, namely recent single “Gold Lion
Placebo – MEDS
Meds is the first full length record released by Placebo since their massive success from their singles album. Funnily enough, if you are new to the band and heard this, you might be mistaken into thinking that this was their singles album. Why? Well, Meds doesn’t really have a weak track in sight nor does it have any highlights as careful craftsmanship has been put to all 13 tracks. It’s a difficult task to make a reasonably lengthy album that keeps the same consistency, power, strength right the way through. Placebo have achieved it here and made it look effortless.
The reason why it all works so well together is because each track is so different. There is the piano in “Space Monkey