I’ve been keen on hearing more from Blood Red Shoes for a long time. They’ve been building up to this point, their debut album release. But then there’s that knot in the stomach when the album comes through. The question comes up, rears it’s bloody head…what if it’s not that good?
I’ll tell you now it is that good. But it might not be that apparent on initial listening. Possibly down to the very fact that the album’s been a long time coming and a slew of singles and Myspace songs and labels down the line BRS have fixed a series of delicious pop songs in my head. So I’m approaching it from that angle – I want sardonic, brassy pop, feed me the catchy songs.
The album’s really canny though and drip feeds the new tunes amongst the familiar ones sparingly. Two or three listens and the newer songs like “Try Harder” and “ Say Something Say Anything” which grab you by through on first listen become every bit as catchy and as those better known numbers “ADHD” and “It’s Getting Boring By The Sea” but retain their vibrancy. One slight gripe, and it’s a purely personal subjective thing, I prefer the songs where Laura Mary takes the leads vocals over Steve’s mainly down to her laconic, apparently dismissive delivery. Cleverly knowing and sharp as a tack.
All told Blood Red Shoes are a pair heading squarely and rapidly into the ‘mainstream’ and as one who’s followed their progress with a keen ear and an accompanying whistle “Box of Secrets” is the ideal record to take them there.
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