Bombay Bicycle Club
I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose

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	Description:	enhanced CD on Island
	Format:	CD
	Label:	Island
	Price:	£9.99
	Cat#:	2711067
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Rating: ecstatic
This record left D jones feeling ecstatic.

I have been waiting for time with great expectations and anticipation to hear Bombay Bicycle Club's album since late 2006 as their Debut ep (boy I used to be) still is fabulous (couldn't stop listening to it for months on end, years now infact) and also had the pleasure of catching them early on in Camden Towns Dublin Castle slightly after, which was earblowing! like Bad is Good innit bruv. No, simply very special and clearly in no rush.

BBC are way beyond their years musically and in Jack's emotive lyrical maturity, despite the immature/ageist monotony from the Critocks rather than listening to the music and it's content. (NME guilty again, tell me what's wrong with finishing school Scribbles? Comparison aside, it didn't do Coldplay any harm did it? Oh, you don't like them anymore!!! Well, Island Records have given BBC's a 5 album deal I believe, whatever that means these days. Where are Cajun Dance Party now btw. No idea, shared the same school with loads of hype to boot. NotMeEd, it was him Sir! Too much Twitter you Twats.)

I have listened to the Album a handfull of times now and after the second hearing and my preconceptions out the window, I believe it is all and more than I expected. It has a great balance to it and a tremendous uplifting rhythmic vibe mixed with superbly delivered vocals and meloncholy that would appeal to prehistoric men that may not of heard of emotion never mind feeling it. Girls will go weak at the Jangle, but they are turning into men!! Na... Go and buy this, I am 40 next birthday and even I have been getting bored with bigging this band up, they are that good. Contemporary comparisons... The Maccabees full stop. Apart from that, I could say The Smiths, early to mid U2, Bunnymen and maybe Joy Division on a sunny day (scratch that... rains in Manchester!!) Go and get it Ladies and Gents... if your ready to be heartbroken, Cancel on me.

Rating: ecstatic
This record left Du Chaplin feeling ecstatic.

A masterful showcase of melodies supported by creative and energetic drumming. The lyrics have less blatant reference to teenage life as earlierÂ tracks such as "Sixteen" and "Pedestal" did,Â butÂ by no means does this result in being unable to relate to the content of the songs. On the contrary theÂ change inÂ Jack'sÂ choice ofÂ words suits theÂ more complex sound of the album.

I noticed a mention of Cajun Dance Party and their whereabouts in the review above and can only place their debut album on a tier far below "I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose". Their only commercial song ("The Next Untouchable")Â was destroyed by it's re-recording and was placed among an equally fruitless array of dreary songs.

Bombay Bicycle Club can now relax, and leave theÂ hard workÂ with their promotion manager. All that needs to happen is for people to hear this gem of a record, so they canÂ signÂ themselves upÂ to an already well established and widespread fanbase.

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What their label says...

Bombay Bicycle Club release their astonishing debut album ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’ (recorded by long-term producer Jim Abbiss) on July 6th through Island Records.

‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’ is a beautifully literate and ambitious debut. From the dizzying MBV/M83 swoops and morning-after ruefulness of the LP’s opening song to the open-tuned, Appalachian folk feel of the record’s closing track, the album thrums with subtle invention and quiet emotional intensity. Fans of Bloc Party, Broken Social Scene and Bon Iver – or any mildly sensitive soul with a fondness for ricocheting guitar chords – will be utterly beguiled. Indie rock rarely gets to enjoy its innocence these days, but Bombay Bicycle Club know that’s exactly what makes it precious.

Jamie and Jack formed Bombay Bicycle Club after spending their early teens trying to sneak into 18+ gigs together. They were dissuaded at first by Jamie’s guitar-playing Dad, Neill MacColl (son of Ewan, sister of Kirsty), who once told Jack he should become a plumber rather than a musician if he ever wanted to make a decent living. Then Neill heard the astonishing cache of songs Jack had amassed in his bedroom with Garageband and a cheap guitar, and instantly changed his mind, offering to produce Bombay Bicycle Club’s first demos.

Tracklisting:

1.         Emergency Contraception Blues
2.            Lamplight
3.            Evening / Morning
4.            Dust On The Ground
5.            Ghost
6.            Always Like This
7.            Magnet
8.            Cancel On Me
9.            Autumn
10.            The Hill
11.            What If
12.            The Giantess
13.            Enhanced Element