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Future Of The Left - adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood

Future Of The Left: adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood

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by Nick Cowen

How the hell did we survive before the MySpace / YouTube / mp3 era? Before Shawn Fanning changed the face of the music industry from the comfort of his bedroom, you had to depend on glossies, fanzines and (God!) radio hearsay to keep you updated on the upcoming best and brightest. If there'd been a band out there like Future Of The Left, and I'd had to depend on such archaic mediums to get my info, I probably would've gone mad.

Not so today: a plethora of tracks have been showcased on the band's website, and YouTube has a stack of clips (including the exceptional 'Wrigley Scott'). Still, this has been barely enough to tide over the faithful since their last double A-side dropped in January, so 'adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood' is a welcome (and in some cases much-needed) fix.

The single kicks off all campfire sing-along style, with Kelson and Falco repeating what sounds like "roll on / roll on / roll on" as Jack Egglestone keeps time with the drumsticks. Then, the band slams into the track with tight precision, the twin-punch of Falco's guitar and Kelson's bass hammering away against the reeling percussion, packing the track with tension throughout. The release only comes in the final seconds, as the song rips into overdrive. 'March Of The Coupon Saints' sees the bass stride through the centre of the mix, as Falco's jagged guitar line cuts away, with Egglestone's drums stumbling behind.

The only complaint you could level at this disc is that it's all over too quickly; the cuts are sharp, focused and finish just in time leave you begging. So, in fact, it's everything you could want... just short of an album.

  • Future Of The Left 9 / 10

ace single

ace band


i actually can't wait

for the album.

does anyone know when it's coming out?


I heard

August...

Hope I'm right - no real news makes me think it might be later than that...


Shooting at Unarmed Men

What's happened to Shooting at Unarmed Men?


SAUM

They're on permanent hiatus while Jon sits by the pool in Australia.


Think they're releasing an album too

first in Australia (end this summer) and rumours it'll be over here early next year!


SAUM...

With any luck they curled up and died in a talentless hole.


Awesome stuff

Spoke to Andy after their Great Escape gig. Top bloke. He said the album was coming out in August.


SAUM

I think reformed over in Oz, and are playing in a new guise





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