 Signed to Cardiff label Booby Trap Records, The Boyfriends have released their debut self-titled album at such a time when Eighties-inspired music is finding its niche. With raw guitars and vocals that sound like they came straight from the Psychedelic Furs, this band is guaranteed to find some devoted fans.
The album deals with a variety of personal issues. One song (“British Summer Time”) chronicles the past-time of people watching in a park, another (“Remember”) pays tribute to friends and loved-ones who may be out of reach, but are never far from thought, and he even tackles the issue of insecurity and the thought that everyone has had at some point in their life: “am I doomed to spend the rest of my life alone?” (“Adult Acne”). My favourite song was “No Tomorrow” mostly because it had that dark Echo and the Bunnymen feel to it, and also because it was a bit more upbeat than the rest of the songs.
After I did a bit of research on the net (you know, the average: Myspace, website, record label) I was delighted to see that their release “Once Upon a Time” had reached number 11 in the UK Indie Chart. Even more to my surprise, I found that the band was personally asked to go on tour with Morissey during his European tour. The band has plans for a national tour coming up, so keep a lookout. The Boyfriends will soon be a force to reckon with in the industry, and their hypnotic guitar and true-to-life lyrics will become a must have in your music collection.
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