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Golden Grrrls - New Pop 7”

Chris Devotion & The Expectations - Amalgamation & Capital (album)

Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester (album)

Throwing Up - Mother Knows Best 7”

Howling Wolf - Complete Chess Masters 1951-60

The Ketamines - A Rotten Bond/1 Yr (from Oddbox Singles Club Pt 2)

Cardinal - Hymns (album)

Proper Ornaments - Taking the Gamble Out of Buying 12”

Darren Hayman - January Songs (album)

Various: Marshall Teller EP 12”

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Album Review

The Kabeedies
Rumpus NRONE

Article written by Matt H - Nov 16, 2009

The Kabeedies - rolling their terrible eyes and gnashing their terrible teeth

Make an album. That's what proper bands do isn't it? Well, it used to be, nowadays I'm not so sure why some bother. When you make bouncy unapologetic guitar pop like the Kabeedies do, the single is probably the best way to get it out. Most of your audience doesn't buy albums anyway, surely? A good chunk of the songs here have appeared on lovely 7" or download anyway and a couple of the re-recordings, while adding depth, have lost half a yard of pace (though come to think of it, that might just be my temperamental turntable...). There's a couple of other hmm moments too - lifting out a backing vocal that should have stayed buried in the mix, and a PC switch from dissing Persians to Gorgons, which renders the back-covering "what they're fine" retort unnecessary rather than endearing.

But those are the niggles of a miserable old git. Even over a longer time the Kabeedies' mix of glottal stops, sing-along choruses and general poptastic youthful goodness stays thoroughly engaging. Wide of eye and bushy of tail, what keeps them firmly on the right side of the landfill indie border is the all-pervasive sound of fun rather than ambition - not to mention the sheer quality and energy of their tunes. So no chin-stroking points for this lot, but frankly who's got time to stroke their chin when they could be leaping around grinning like a loon? And you don't have to stop to flip sides either.

Links:
http://www.nrone.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thekabeedies