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Repomen - Paranoid Schizophrenic [EP]

Phantom Power Records

by Cristina M, November 10th, 2009 and has been Read 1238 times.
Last Edited by: Chris MUG5 Maguire November 10th, 2009.

Parallel Schizophrenic / Brickface is the 8th (yes, eighth!) EP from RepoMen, recently signed by Phantom Power Records, after years of unsigned gigging and recording in the anonymity of the prolific Sheffield indie underground scene. And when you listen to these five tracks, while the rest of the world debates on the X Factor twins, you can’t help but wonder if this world is really coming to an end.

Title track ‘Parallel Schizophrenic’ is like the best Smiths music on happy pills whilst also listening to The Cure, and there’s even something in the vocals vaguely reminiscent of eighties "few hits wonder" Blow Monkeys. ‘Brickface’ stays faithful to the Smiths meets Cure theme where keyboards play a quite dominant role. It’s not as strong as ‘Parallel Schizophrenic’ but definitely another good indie track. Ballad ‘Breathe’ follows and ‘Ride’ adds some Velvet Underground to the mix. And finally, there’s a mysterious fifth track, ‘State Lines,’ not in the track list although mentioned on the sleeve: ‘State Lines’ is different, almost completely instrumental and MUCH darker.

Sure it’s hard to judge from here, but ‘Parallel Schizophrenic’ is something you should definitely listen to if pop indie is your thing or if a happier Moz and Robert Smith would suit your tastes.

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