The Leisure Society
Just been reading Olivia Coleman in Mojo saying that she's annoying her family by playing The Leisure Society's debut album incessantly. And I know what she means. I've been going on a journey buying up all their stuff and it's all really, really excellent. Anyone who can do a banjo and cello version of Gary Numan's Cars is alright by me. More than that, they seem to have hit on something that The Lilac Time strived for many years ago. It's nostalgic but not in a maudlin way and it's English but not in a Country Church and village green way. They sit alone, writing melodies that really do stick and conjure up a time when niceness wasn't a bad thing. Hey they even write a song about playing Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre too loudly and make it sound like a fireside singalong. The Hungry Years from their latest album starts out on a gentle journey before cantering off two thirds of the way through into a celebration of life which is so uplifting, you can...