This doesn’t of course mean that the works of Olly and Gale can’t be enjoyed, it just means that indie snobs like myself can review them with a faintly dissatisfied sneer of ‘it’ll do’, rather than invest a bit of soul into it. But why should I be any different from them?
‘Average Man’ simpers along brightly with some elementary pedal steel and erm, superbly strummed acoustic guitars. A featherlite chorus filters in as we are implored to smoke another cigarette, ‘because you’re an average man’. Well, you’re an average band. What are you gonna do about it?
Turin Brakes - Average Man