Bile Chant / Escape From Rubbish Island: The Wonderstuff

Bile Chant / Escape From Rubbish Island: The Wonderstuff

Bile Chant / Escape From Rubbish Island - The Wonderstuff
AA side single release - out now

Genre: folksy pop

Review: Hello to pops forgotten Indie boys. Unfortunately bands like The Futureheads seem to do this sort of thing so much better these days. Bile Chant starts off sounding familiar Wonderstuff, with folksy drunk sounding lyrics to sing whilst you are twirling around with a pint, especially that lovely lo-ng drawn out vocal. But then the song throws a weird Adam Ant type shape manouver and meanders off down an odd side route, involving staccato sounding drums. Better on the second listen, but not a happy clappy song, however the title Bile Chant should have been the clue. Surely nothing good comes of things with the word 'bile' in the title. Escape From Rubbish Island - Miles sounds at his satirical best here and sneers his lip, with a Rolling Stones influence going on.



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September 2004 saw the release of the first studio album in eleven years. After some three & half years since reforming to play live shows only, they've managed to get their collective arse into gear & record some new tunes. The result is "Escape From Rubbish Island".

The album will be available to download for the first time on March 14 2004. Miles Hunt (vocals/guitar) & Malc Treece (guitar/vocals) are still front and centre and are still performing their job as one of the UK's best guitar/vocal duos.

It was only last December they played to some 17,000 people in only three nights! But then it's not only the appeal of The Wonder Stuff's live performances that keep the fans ever loyal. 22 singles, 17 of them Top 20, including a Number One. Four UK Top 20 albums, a 5 night run at Brixton Academy (they didn't want to steal The Clash's record, out of respect!), a further 5 night run at Kentish Town's Forum and headline slots at both Reading & Phoenix festivals, these are just some of the things The Wonder Stuff & their fans alike can brag about.

Miles Hunt says. "The support we've been shown by our audience over the years is phenomenal. Particularly these last three years. I think if we'd have carried on wheeling ourselves out every Christmas, like The Gary Glitter Gang Show, with no new releases, then we'd be taking the piss. This new record is as much a thank you to those people as it is a necessity for us to write, record & play."

Hunt hasn't lost his antagonistic edge, nor has he lost his willingness to tell it like he sees it. The single release is a maxi double A side download only single featuring re-recordings of Bile Chant and Escape From Rubbish Island. Alabama 3's Johnny Dope provides remixes of both tracks, which will certainly not disappoint fans of either band. The single, released on 7th March, is supported by a UK Tour in March 2005.


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