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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.
Want more?
The Stuffies' are back, for fans old and new!
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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