Emerging from the mid-2000s indie explosion, Sheffield quintet Reverend and the Makers' downfall was their politically charged lyrics. Their 2007 debut The State of Things and 2009's A French Kiss in the Chaos had the tunes, but they were accompanied by a series of diatribes that were so "beginner's guide to politics" that it was hard to take loudmouth frontman Jon McClure even remotely seriously. Luckily, their Twitter-titled third album, @Reverend_Makers, suggests they have learned their lesson. Its ten tracks prove McClure's way with words is far less clunky when focusing on satirical tales of everyday life than trying to put the world to rights. As a pure carefree party record, @Reverend_Makers achieves its intentions far more convincingly than the band's previous party political broadcasts. ~ Jon O'Brien|
Rovi
アークティック・モンキーズの元メンバーが在籍していることで話題となった、シェフィールドのダンス・ロック・バンドが3作目を発表。これがひたすらタテノリで、盛り上がるなって言うほうが無理な話でしょう。ストーン・ローゼズやニュー・オーダーの活動再開を受けて〈セカンド・サマー・オブ・ラヴふたたび!?〉と心も身体も踊る今日この頃、そういう流れで中年リスナーからも大歓迎されそうですよ!
bounce (C)白神篤史
タワーレコード(vol.345(2012年6月25日発行号)掲載)