Grown-Ups

The Lodger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Slumberland Records
• ASIN: B000Q7ZKGQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

At first listen, the debut album by this darling trio from Leeds sounds as reverentially derivative as they come. The melodically breakneck indie-rock on display owes much to such kindred predecessors as the Wedding Present, Orange Juice, and their countless descendants, but singer-songwriter-guitarist Ben Siddall has more up his sleeve than mere emulation. Backed by bassist Lisa Harker and drummer Bruce Renshaw, the Lodger has its sights set, not on the ancestral rock sounds that clearly inform the band, but rather firmly on the future. With its very first line ("Gimme a future..."), the uptempo opener "Many Thanks for Your Honest Opinion" breaks out of the gates with its entire arsenal blazing. Throughout, sugared vocal harmonies ("My Advice is On Loan," "Free Period") and unobtrusive production ("Kicking Sand," "Bye Bye") rush hand-in-hand with relentless forward motion. In a rare break from the propulsive drive of most of these songs, "Not So Fast" fittingly slows the tempo, but otherwise Grown-Ups rushes ahead without ever looking back, as if the very idea of growing up itself were fuelling the energetic bloom. The result is a memorable and suggestive first album that charges past its antecedents with energy to spare. --Jason Kirk

Product Description

On the heels of the successes of bands like The Kaiser Chiefs and The Arctic Monkeys, the north of England is fairly bursting with exciting guitar pop bands, and The Lodger are amongst the brightest hopes. Taking their cues from fellow northerners The Smiths and The Wedding Present, The Lodger's music is classic melodic pop, fueled by sparkling hooks and plangent lyrics. The tunes are sharp and timeless, a thoroughly modern distillation of great Britpop from the 60s right up to today. "Grown-Ups" is a perfect introduction to the thrilling pop charms of The Lodger.