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Screaming Lights - Hello Tomorrow [Single]

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October 1, 2009, 07:59 PM

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Classic scouse indie rock to cash your giro to.

Screaming Lights probably weren't probably even sperm at the point The La's self titled album was released and they were doubtless running around in nappies when "All Change" by Cast signalled another scouse musical breakout. But despite their youth the Liverpudlian quartet - singer Jay Treadell, Alan Green (Bass), James Connor (Drums) and guitarist Max Goldberg - have got off pat the blues garage motifs which have charachterised indie rock by the Mersey since the fall of Madchester.

With this context 'Hello Tomorrow' was never likely to be a Rodgers & Hammerstein-esque dose of Prozac optimism, and predictably Treadell spends most of the two and a half minute running time saying "Fuck You" to a coked-up rent-a-party boy/girl. It has to be said that despite the fine, abrasive contempt on show, his comrades provide only your generic indie backdrop, but whilst this confirms that comparisons to the Bunnymen are true in terms of feel only, all credit to them for resisting the temptation to go synth-rock and start ripping off Ultravox. Better to come from Screaming Lights I think.





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6
Vocals / Lyrics
70%70%70%
7
Musicianship
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6
Production
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6
Creativity
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5
Lastability
70%70%70%
7
Reviewers Tilt
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6

61%





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Default - Re: Screaming Lights - Hello Tomorrow [Single] Re: Screaming Lights - Hello Tomorrow [Single]

I had a quick gander at these guys at Leeds this year. Pretty average.
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Nice player in your signature mate! Think I'm gonna do that for Bleed Electric too. Nice inspiration.
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Yeah man, i need to get some artwork for the songs on it though
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I wonder if Screaming Lights will use their log-ins to comment on this review too.
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I wonder if Screaming Lights will use their log-ins to comment on this review too.
Probably not as they got 61% this time!
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I bet they do when I review their album, which ain't bad, provided no-one can remember The Passage & The Comsat Angels !

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I think Chris is right - the bands only come running when we offer criticism.
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I think Chris is right - the bands only come running when we offer criticism.
In my case a band (who are named after a villain off a Clint Eastwood movie...) decided to criticise my review via Twitter!

the end line was 'Sorry we're not Thrash!'

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But they were trash, right?
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