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Demo Review

Birdpen

Article written by James S - Jun 15, 2005

Oh blimey, it looks like my reputation is preceding me. Having critically mauled a succession of artists from Southampton on these very pages, Birdpen have wisely omitted any mention of their hometown on the sleeve of this three-track demo. Well, almost any mention. Sorry lads, I�m a dialling code geek and I know where 02380 is.

The thing with bands from Southampton is that they never seem to be completely awful; just awful enough in parts to warrant my disdain. Thus, the lead track Fake Kid is five and a half minutes of plodding synth-led boredom that seems to wish it was from Manchester, only to end up as close as the rest of Malcolm Glazer�s new fan base.

In fairness, the other two tracks fair slightly better. A Round Of Applause For A Great Disaster has touches of The Beta Band to it and is marginally less numbing, whilst Huron borders on the frankly pleasant, thanks to a hefty dose of Grandaddy at their most melancholic. I still don�t reckon I�d be safe going near Hampshire for a while though.

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