The Charlatans – Oh Vanity
The second free download only single from The Charlatans is a bit of a throw back. After, the first listen I wasn’t sure at all what to think of this track. On one hand it felt like the early 90s again with a very heavy baggy influence on this record. In terms of a “single” this comes across a little boring. I had to keep going back and replaying it because I at least owe to the band to try to work this out. The single is not the best song to try and get peoples attention about the record. Other than the early 90s sound it is hard to pinpoint anything definitive about the band in the song. Tim’s vocal is very quite and in the background mostly and you don’t really get anything that will stick around with you. It seems like a great album closer for their new record as it has “its all over” undertones going through the single. Naturally, since it is a free download on their website there is no harm in getting this. It takes a little bit to grow and the die hards probably will only respond well to a track like this.
By John Siwicki
