release date: Oct. 7, 2013
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,58]
producer: Jon Fratelli, Stuart McCredie
label: BMG - nationality: Scotland, UK
Track highlights: 2. "This Old Ghost Town" (4 / 5) (studio performance) - 4. "Seven Nights Seven Days" (studio performance) - 6. "Whisky Saga" - 10. "Rock 'n' Roll Will Break Your Heart"
3rd studio album release by The Fratellis following more than five years after We All Stand (2008).
I really enjoyed the debut album Costello Music (2006) and for some reason haven't heard their second album before this one. However, this brand new one is very much like the debut refreshingly direct in an easy alt. rock, garage rock, indie rock style. One could argue that they do not contribute with much new, that the musical purpose with a bunch of simple uptempo and energetic compositions may be hard to fully appreciate... 'cause lots of other music is similar to that, but I also find that the music by The Fratellis kind of grows on you, if you let the tunes play more than a few times. It's perfect background noise for painting the house - actually, pretty good music for working, although, I find that it lacks a few more really fine songs, and then you just have to hand it to Jon Fratelli - his absolutely brilliant in creating new sing-a-long chorus lines with indie rock harmonies.
