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MODERN ENGLISH DECORATION
Label TOUGH LOVE
Catalog TLV098CD
Format CD
Discs 1
Category ROCK/POPS
Street Date 2017-06-02
Description
The relatively short amount of time between their first and second albums is testament to the band’s self-contained creative environment and the productivity it encourages. There’s a tendency to label this degree of self-reliant creativity ‘DIY’ - and the band do certainly feel emboldened by that ethos - yet to consider Modern English Decoration solely in these terms is a disservice. Their craft is considered and purposeful the means of its production reflecting the band’s overall vision rather than the value system of an often haphazard and accidental DIY cultureThe bass and drums provide a versatile anchor at once soft then aggressive while the vocals drift woozily in and out like druggy hindsight or skewed premonition. With three guitarists in the band guitars were always going to be central to the music but what is less expected is the dynamic interplay between the trio that suggests a three-headed version of the Verlaine-Lloyd axis at the heart of Television. What’s more the absence of reverb is integral in part attributable to the ambience of the studio but also a conscious decision in order to add focus.
tracklisting
1. Mimi Pretend
2. Silvertonic
3. Dead Museum
4. Ziggy
5. Everything All The Time
6. Modern English Decoration
7. Full Of Men
8. Saw A Habit Forming
9. Victorian Acid
10. Protestant Work Slump
 

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