The Purrs - Tearing Down Paisley Garden (Big Damn Deal Music)
This comes at you with more attitude than a runaway rhino, but there’s no blind rage involved. This is farsighted stuff, with these chaps having one eye on the now and the other on the horizon. A sort of ‘from the stable of the Strokes’ opener is followed by a ‘Oh, is this a Brian Jonestown Massacre track?’, and “It Could Be So Wonderful” (track 3) is almost exactly that again, but not quite, because it’s wonderful, actually, with a hint of Mary Chain guitar. These boys really do know how to put an album together, even when the parts are as disparate as a bag of cheap jewelry tossed on the table.

When it comes to these tracks, of course, that cheap jewelry is a misnomer, as they are gems in their own right, and should be compared to some of the classic indie rock music of recent times.

Another thing – this is sprightly stuff indeed, clocking in at a little over thirty minutes, which means you can absorb the music nice and easy, and there is no hanging about. Each track launches itself at your inner psyche, jazzes it up nicely, and departs before you know it.

I’ve never heard of ‘em before and yet, this is their sixth album… whaa? Where have I been? This has to be their best yet, otherwise we might all find ourselves in court being charged and found guilty of criminal neglect (of a very tight band playing some great indie pop/rock).
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Kev A.

THE PURRS – FEAR OF FLYING

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