Ladies and Gentlemen, It's The Charlatans!
The Charlatans are back with a fresh album (Simpatico) full of staggering pop melodies, harmless infusions of funk and soul, feel good falsettos, and a vainglory excursion into reggae ("City of the Dead", "Road to Paradise", "The Architect") a la The Clash. Or more recently, Babyshambles. Perhaps the 'in' Brit thing? Essentially, this is their first on the Sanctuary Records label and one of those "opening tracks knocks the socks off middle and ending cuts" album. Except for the ethereally beautiful #8 track, "When The Lights Go Out In London". Oh well, I enjoyed Simpatico very much and recommend you shell out a few loonies to get some. I wouldn't trade in my copy of Some Friendly yet though. Here are my fav cuts.When The Lights Go Out In London
For Your Entertainment
Glory Glory
Buy Simpatico here or here. Hell, buy Some Friendly.
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posted by Esquirrel, yo! at 7.5.06
2 Comments:
Isn't this a picture of the Charlatans from 60s San Francisco (the reason why Charlatans UK are forced to add the UK in the US)?
Am I missing something ironic in its use?
You're right my friend-thanks for pointing it out. I wrote that post late so I guess I was half asleep and just pulled the first set of high res images up in google. No irony, just plain goofing up.
Meanwhile, I deliberately refused to add UK to the post. Anyone who knows the band should know which band I am referring to. Besides, the US band is no more.
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