Somehow, I completely neglected to put this record on my 2011 list. The previous two records by this London band were fairly mod-dy Britpop, heavily influenced by The Jam (this one was recorded in Paul Weller's studio). But this one is much thicker with melodies and borders on power pop, or at least poppy Brit rock. At some point, I will have to go back and revisit the other records, just to make sure I haven't missed something there. Produced by Chris Potter (who has produced The Verve and Richard Ashcroft, among others), there aren't the shout-along choruses from previous records, but there are SING-ALONG choruses, which is kind of the same thing. The strings at the beginning of "Tangled Up in Love" remind me of the Stones sample at the beginning of "Bittersweet Symphony".
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