Arcade Precinct is slightly more Menswe@r in its vocal delivery; Tales of Urban Boredom rather than Bohemia. The lyrical comment is on slightly dodgy ground (there’s talk of 13/14 year old girls from the ‘Catholic School’. We only have to look at Alex Kapranos to know that The 1990’s were not 13/14 back in the 1990s), but are dressed in such a sweetly innocent tune that they can be glossed over with hardly a backward glance.
The mid-1990s were bloody ace for music (‘Hello, my name’s George and I’m a Brit Pop-aholic’). The 1990’s perfectly replicate some of the less-urgent bands of that period. Which makes them pretty ace. Whether they’re relevant in 2006 is a moot point, but when did borrowing heavily from a decade ago start affecting a band’s success?
"borrowing"? :-D
You know it's John from The Yummy Fur's new band, yes?
the 1990's
are fucking rubbish.
WRONG.
wrong how?
I've never seen a worse band live. they're terrible musicians (singer can't sing and does so in a stupid voice, the bass player can't even spell bass) have terrible songs and are unbelievably pretentious.