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Freudian Corduroy

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Not gonna say much about this apart from: give it a listen, then be impressed, then buy the album. Well worth it. These boys are gonna be big, so catch them while you can. You'll be hearing songs like 'similarly inclined' on the radio loads soon, no doubt.

Damn, These guys know what they want and thats to be heard.
Kento,detroit,flash & jack this album is off the hook.
Good luck with the Mercury music prize in England.
Cant wait for the new album. I heard some new tracks and its proper bo' I tell thee.

Can I get a re-wind mo fo...

JUST LISTEN TO FREUDIAN CORDUROY!! NO I MEAN BUY THIS ALBUM.
A MUST HAVE CD.
MAKE 2004 THE YEAR OF IST

peace out!!!

This is one of those albums that grows on you. At first it seems like a well-played, well-thought out indie album, but then you start to listen to the lyrics, the arrangements and the overall passion and you realise that ist are the next REM, U2, Elvis Costello... name your massive, intelligent and universal band here... this is a great debut album and, personally, I can't wait for the next one.

P.S. Similarly Inclined should be the first single. Anyone listening?

When you discover an album like this, it is so easy to get over-excited and start flinging superlatives around like so much cottage cheese in a food fight. But 'Freudian Corduroy' is a great album. It's not perfect, it has flaws, but they only make it more human, more interesting and, frankly, a better listen. From the opening track 'This is Where Came in' which comes on like a mad preacher telling a sordid tale of tabloid hacks and infidelity to the closing, violin, cello and guitar of 'Moment of Release' there isn't a bad track on this record, not one that seems sandwiched in or out of place. The lyrics are on a par with Early-Mid period Costello and the band stretches its legs with acoustic rock (in a good way) on "The Station", skewed ska on "Similarly Inclined" (a potential single if ever I heard one), demented waltz-time on 'Let's to Bed', angry Clash-inspired rants on 'Boyfriend' and intricate riffery and wilfully obsure imagery on 'Dust'. This isn't a song here that doesn't deserve dissection and commentary all of its own, which really says something. Best still, you get the feeling that they have only just begun and that their best work is yet to come.

ist are clever without being annoying, rock without losing the roll, musically experimental without disappearing up their own backsides. If this album isn't discovered and taken to heart soon, its a crime.

Forget the new Rock Revolution. ist believe in Music, full stop. Which is the way it should be.

Review it? I'll try!
I've had this album for a few weeks now, and my favourite songs keep changing. My friends have different favourites too, although every song is heart-wrenchingly brilliant. These guys have lived through some bitter times, and they know how to tug the heart strings while still being true to themselves and rocking out! I'm not talking in a heavy kind of way - sometimes it's very subtle.

Right now, Dust is my favourite trackm when he goes
'its taken all our strength from us / to keep this sentiment from Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu uu uu uuuu uuuust'
near the end of the song. That's one of those moment on the album when tears fill your eyes. Other moments are Station, and This Sin, the singer's just intensely emotional and the band creates this wall of sound which is soo sad.

Cheerier moments (sort of) are Boyfriend (I hate your f*%king boyfrieeeend / Your Boyfriend is a c*^t) and Don't look at me that way - which is quite Beatles-esque.

Brilliant brilliant brilliant album, but you should have made wallpaper wendy a full song :(

ist are in the process of recording, the follow up to 2003's 'Freudian Corduroy'. The album tentatively titled 'King Martha' is due for release summer 2005, but unmixed tracks from the forthcoming album can be heard via the bands website: www.istianity.co.uk

The new album is set to be even more diverse, more eclectic than the first, using more horns, supplied by a mixture of 'The Specials', 'The beautiful South' and 'The Swinging Laurels'. and any number of old instruments like bassoon, hammond, congas, a cast iron radiator and a beer barrel wrapped in a blanket (I kid you not).

The band are also touring the UK and beyond throughout 2005 with a new line up and a real fire in there bellies. Look out for gigs and ist giveaways at a venue near you soon.

New ist, new danger...