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Well
here’s something of a surprise. I had written the
charlatans off the map. It seemed they had lost it,
pumping up the yawn factor with each album. However with
their new release “wonderland”, they successfully
shake off the ghosts of madchester, Britpop and the
bargain bins of record stores around the world.
Wonderland
doesn’t really fit in with any of the charlie’s back
catalogue. Its their most radical (and best) change in
direction since they reinvented themselves on the over
hyped 5th album simply titled “The
Charlatans”
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Lead
Singer Tim Burgess has made no secret of his move
to Los Angeles, where he lives with his other half
(the things we do for love). While the rest of the
band still live in the UK it is easy to spot the
LA influences, there is a sunny Californication
coating on every song. It’s the last feel good
record of the summer, oozing with singles, infact
it should have been released in June rather than
Mid September. |
Tim
Burgess has never looked better, he peers at us from the
front cover wearing designer shades and a leather shirt.
His image screams rock and roll. He’s instantly
recognisable as a front man of one of the best bands in
the UK (or is that LA?) It’ll be interesting to see
where they go from here.
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