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WoodbineBest Before End Domino/Remote Control/Inertia Lancashire band Woodbine's second album 'Best Before End', released six years after their debut, is pure melodic gold. Simplistic yet full of energy and sometimes even a little weirdness make this one of the great moments of this summer. And the band's dual vocal approach is just so damned cute: Susan Dillane provides a magical female voice, coupled with the slightly under-confident high pitch of Graeme Swindon. Oh, and their melodies, be they from a vocal, a guitar line, or a piano refrain, are sure to melt even the coldest of listeners. For the most part this album is just a collection of amazing moments. First track Cope is notable for this one unexpected chord that just makes me slump in the seat of my chair ("let the sun shine"); Morning Starts Cold has this delicious piano refrain that will make me smile no matter how sad I may be feeling; I Feel Fine features a slightly discordant dEUS-esque distorted guitar line that just drives me insane (if you know what I mean, think the end of Instant Street). Then Tea Time Assortment, easily single material, combines all sorts of strange sounds over the top of all sorts of strange chords to just send me straight to my knees. I guess it's the rhythm of The Woods that does it for me; the words just come in at all the wrong places. There is a lull in the record that does appear after this point; but it all picks up at Drink Drive, another definite single, with another one of those incredible chord progressions and some of the classiest lyrics you'll ever hear. 'Best Before End' is an unexpected sensation with surprises at every corner.  |
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