Harrisons - Mondays Arms

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3...according to our Ant on Thu 22 Feb, 2007.

Sheffield's HARRISONS are back after somewhat of a hiatus. Comeback single 'Monday's Arms' has real sing-along / anthem appeal if you're that way inclined. It reminds me of The Clash in places with a slight reggae vibe in the rhythm section but it also has a disco groove. Phil and Maggie reckon this sounds a lot like Milburn. Apparently 'Loxley Bottoms' is about the murder of a little girl in sheffield. The CD has a remix by American Pop Band who reduce the track to it's disco elements and unashamedly rip off the bassline from New Order classic 'Blue Monday'.

Monday’s Arms is the latest single from Sheffield rockers Harrisons, and it’s further proof that this is a band to watch for 2007.
Eschewing the upstart leanings of previous releases Blue Note and Wishing Well, this latest single finds Harrisons in full-on, floor-filling disco mode, but in a down-to-earth, working class hero kind of way. We ain’t talking Scissor Sisters here.
Lead track ‘Monday’s Arms’ deals with that Monday morning feeling and the overwhelming drudgery of working life. It’s something these lads know plenty about - until recently, they laboured as builders by day. Built on a solid disco groove, it brings ’90s baggy bang up to date, with a chant-along chorus to boot.
Flipside ‘Loxley Bottoms’, on the other hand, has an altogether darker tinge. It’s about the murder of a young girl who was found dead in the woods near Sheffield. Built on angular disco and Joy Division guitars, it’s an old-style
murder ballad updated for the current generation.
The single is the first fruit of the band’s sessions with producer Hugh Jones (Shack, Echo & The Bunnymen, The
Teardrop Explodes). Hugh has been enlisted to record the group’s much-anticipated debut album, and on the strength of this taster, it’ll be worth waiting for.
The album will cap off another great year for the four-piece. In their brief time together, they’ve made a splash at the South By Southwest festival in Texas, weathered the storm of the ’New Yorkshire’ scene, played to packed houses across the UK with Be Your Own Pet and on their own, and recreated the football scene from Kes for a pop video. In other words, they’re doing a pretty good job of escaping Monday’s Arms for now.
7" limited to 1000 copies.

Tracklist:
1/A. Mondays Arms 2/B. Loxley Bottoms 3. Mondays Arms (APB remix) - on CD only

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