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This Gift, by Sons And Daughters (LP on Domino)

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Label: Domino
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Rating: happy This record left our Brain damagedmouse feeling happy.

After the tremendous comeback single 'Darling', Our fave barbed Glaswegian Sons & Daughters stomp back with their 2nd full lengther, 'This Gift' & to these ears it's a blissful, harmony stuffed triumph. It's all in the feisty lyrics spat with an irresistable sultry sneer & the simple but glorious post Spector 60's sheen that's condensed their sleazy sound into a widescreen balloon of noir pop joy. One blatant single in waiting has the same timeless floor filling nous that made 'A Girl like You' by Edwyn Collins such a smasheroonie for all generations. For your money you get some of the best guitar pop to spill out of the Highlands in a long time. The album works as a kind of call to arms, a real nugget of hugely accessible rama-lama with a boy/girl feel that screams pure exuberance and a double generation encompassing whirlwind of classic pop hooks, rousing chorus's & energy. They haven't lost their 'edge' as such, just learned to write a complete album brimming wi' cracking tunes, not a couple of singles & some filler from this sexy quartet. The Scots Abba anyone? Ace. LP/Ltd 2xCD set on initial orders contaning a 6 track live freebie!!!

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‘This Gift’ is a whirlwind of tarnished sixties glamour and post-millennial celebrity culture, cult-films and literary classics. Executed in contrasting honeyed and caustic tones, with the arresting songwriting and fervent performance that is Sons & Daughters.·This the product of the band’s own characteristic intensity and the combative challenge set by the albums famously uncompromising producer Bernard Butler.·The album races from the rasping ‘Gilt Complex’, through the souring ‘Split Lips’ (featuring Robbie Stern of Cajun Dance Party on violin), to the Edwyn Collins strut of ‘The Nest’, hitting driving garage rock on ‘Rebel With The Ghost’ via 60s girl-group stomps ‘Darling’ and ‘Flags’, all along hinting at the band’s ability to conjure up atmospheres of disturbing unease, most notably on ‘Iodine’ and the desert rock meets Gaelic war cry of the title track.·The album will be available in two very attractive formats: deluxe heavyweight vinyl packaged in a stunning mirrorboard sleeve for vinyl collectors, and a CD with 12 page booklet. Preorders for the special CD format will come with a free six track bonus session CD, reverting to the standard single disc edition on release.

 

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About the humble LP:

The LP is the daddy of formats. 12" inches of sheer joy. The LP adds to the glory of the 12" record as it can be played at a slower speed (33rpm instead of the usual 45rpm for singles), consequently more musical joy can be had. Played on a decent deck the sound of an LP is about a million times better than any other format. They look fantastic...... a nice gatefold sleeve with a information rich inner sleeve will keep you entertained for hours even before your stylus has chance to make eye contact with it's 12" prey. An essential part of musical heritage which will never be forgotten. It still does play at a multitude of speeds but as it's recorded to be played slower they normally sound ridiculous sped up. Though double albums can make up for this slight inadequacy by ramming more tunes into your ears for your money. Utterly essential.

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