White Town – Women In Technology (Chrysalis)
You really wouldn’t wish the tag One Hit Wonder on anyone, but after listening to this album a couple of times, there’s really not too much here to inspire. Apart from the hit “Your Woman”, everything sounds remarkably dated in that horrible ‘80s way.

The sad thing is, you feel that the results could have been different had Chrysalis not rush released the album quite so quickly. A lot of the ideas seem to be sound; they just needed to be worked on a bit more thoroughly. Instead there’s a feeling of work in progress, of under-realised potential struggling to be heard. It almost sounds like a demo.

If Jyoti Mishra’s sound reminds me of anyone it’s the Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, though Merritt’s albums always sound fleshed out and complete. I hope the hit curse doesn’t spell the end of White Town. There is potential.
LB (1997)