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Les Flames / Little Japanese Toy - Split
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by Dom Gourlay
Vive la revolution!

They say it's grim up north, but they sure as hell didn't tell the cold souls of Wakefield, and as for the lads from Leeds...well...it's business as usual... unless your name's Woodgate or Bowyer, in which case a trip up the A1 might do the trick. But that's not to say constructive sarcasm isn't worthy. I mean, "we're not not part of your new rock revolution, we're not down with your bullshit constitution..." shout Les Flames!, even if the next lyric mentions a rival publication avec pretentious overtones but still...

Straight outta Wakefield come Little Japanese Toy breathing fire and shouting marginally positive abuse via vocoder and diametric sequencer overload, to usurp the potential brainpower of 98% of their northern monkey brethren and destroy any myths about cheap sarcasm incurring sacrilege of the highest order (in Chapel St Leonards social club, OBVIOUSLY, m'lord).

Whether or not the Kings Of Leon would ever bestow themselves to praise the morality of cold dripping sandwiches and lukewarm cups of Bovril is debatable, but the day they write tunes as good as these two....we can only pray.

  • Little Japanese Toy 8 / 10
  • Les Flames! 8 / 10
Words: Dom Gourlay

Les Flames! - Commitment To Excellence / Fingermouse

I say - fantastic words about this, the first of the WRATH SUPER SEVENS singles club. Thanks indeedy.

If you liked this feisty little 7-inch, then we have another 5 of them out as the rest of the year goes on.

Out now:
Super 7 #1 - Les Flames 'Commitment To Excellence'/ Little Japanese Toy 'Finger Mouse'
Super 7 #2 - Galitza 'Stargazers Know This Stuff'/ The Bilderberg Group 'Good Bad'

Out v. soon:
Super 7 #3 - Farming Incident 'The Flute Of Shame'/Mama Scuba 'Sweet Girl'
Super 7 #4 - Being 747 'Swingball'/Magoo 'We Are Synchronised'

Then later on:
Super 7 #5 - The Scaramanga Six 'The Poison Pen'/Beachbuggy '?'
Super 7 #6 - Stuffy/The Fuses 'Waltz'/ Chris T-T '?'

All of these will be available in the shops and that, but to guarantee getting your grubby mits on all six, you can subscribe to the Super Sevens club. Details of subscriptions on www.wrathrecords.co.uk and follow the links.

Cheers,
Steve
c/o
www.wrathrecords.co.uk




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