Eugene And The Lizards

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4...according to our Dave on Thu 26 Nov, 2009.

Onto the landing of Eugene And The Lizards with 'Glue'. This 10" on Domino appears to be a bit garage rock but it sounds way too clean to have been anywhere near a garage. It actually sounds dead good, a really strong recording. It reminds me of classic singer/songwriters like Ray Davies or even Elvis Costello. The six songs on this record cover all aspects of human endeavour, like coping with boredom, not having money and such and such.I found this good to listen to and I might prostrate myself at the feet of Eugene McGuiness If I was the grovelling type, but seeing as I'm not I'd probably shuffle my feet, cough a bit then tell him I had to review his record at work... and thought it was slightly better than getting stabbed up....

· Eugene McGuinness first captured peoples hearts with the
release of his fantastic mini album ‘The Early Learnings Of
Eugene McGuinness’ back in 2007. He was quickly snapped
up by Domino Records, and there followed his eagerly
awaited self titled debut album in October 2008.
· With ‘The Early Learnings of Eugene McGuinness’, we saw a
young Eugene wow with his stunning voice, poignant lyrics and
beautiful melodies. The later debut album showed a more
matured Eugene, with influences like The Smiths and The
Pogues coming through in his music.
· It was always on the cards that Eugene would one day take a
break from the solo stuff to experiment a bit more with some
other musicians and take a wander down the band route, and
the fantastic ‘Glue’ is the end result of that work.
· Released on limited edition 10” (500 copies), with
download voucher for the full release, including four extra
tracks.