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2007-02-03
On this, their fifth studio album, Indie/alt rock a.k.a. Brit pop survivors the Bluetones take a big step toward resurrecting themselves from “the threat of obscurity” by reinventing themselves with a “fresh sound.” But the charts have not been kind and even their first US release could not drum up enough interest to support a nine-gig US tour, which was scrapped before launch. There is enough talent and variety in these ten original poppie tunes to please the average contemporary musical palate, even if none of them will burn anybody’s house down. -- Mostly
BRANDI SHEARER
Close To Dark
KELLY WILLIS
Translated from Love
BROOKVILLE
Life in the Shade
Big Head Todd and The Monsters
All The Love You Need
MIDLAKE
The Trials of Van Occupanther
Young The Giant
Home Of The Stranger
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