NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS
Ballad Of The Mighty I
Music • CDIndie Rock 26/02/2015, Paul PLEDGER
Now here's something - a Gallagher feelin' the funk. Not a '70s James Brown funk you understand, a brutal relentless sort of DFA-cum-The Rapture hybrid that's slick, yet just the right side of 'indie-disco' to be highly likeable. Taken from the second High Flying Birds album, Ballad Of The Mighty I has elements of The Hollies Bus Stop (no really, listen), is drenched with strings and some of the best arranging I've heard in a long time. Even with the title Chasing Yesterday, the next album's still got to be worth a listen if this effort is anything to go by. And I'm not normally a fan, to be fair.
This review also appeared on Flipside Reviews
Paul PLEDGER
26/02/2015
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