HERE's the perfect soundtrack album for young couples.Scouting For Girls is a London-based UK indie pop band formed in Ruislip, by Roy Stride (vocals/keyboards), Greg Churchouse (bass guitar) and Peter Ellard(percussion).
The band shot to fame off the back of its limited edition EP It's Not About You last year.
The band's name is a play on the words of the Scout handbook, ScoutingFor Boys, first published in 1908.
So now we have the band's selftitled debut album, encompassing alighthearted pop style. The songs reflect on childhood innocence andexperiences.
Keep On Walking kicks things off nicely. It's perhaps the most grownupand musically adventurous song on the album.
But as we move on to She's So Lovely, the scene is set for the rest of the album, as Stride takes us through song after song detailing his unfortunate love life.
It's Not About You could well be a lyrical deviation on the album if not for its funny, pathetic lyrics and a joyful tune. It's a summertime anthem and was a hit when it first came out.
The Airplane Song, with its oh-so philosophical leanings and references to the airport - the eternal symbol of loss, love and patched-up breakups - is bound to be a favourite with lovelorn teenagers.
On James Bond, the band cheekily hero worship Roger Moore and company with delicious lyrics and a chorus that announces "I wish I was JamesBond just for a day, kissing all the girls and blowing all the bad guys away".
Add a hidden track about Michaela Strachan and being heartbroken at 12, you should be totally seduced by all this giddy,boyish charm.
There are people who are going to absolutely love Scouting For Girls. Stride's vocals prevail all over the album and the power and the passionof the musicians fully compensates the simplicity of the lyrics.
However, almost every song in Scouting For Girls follows the same format, making it difficult to really pick one song out from another attimes, given the overreliance on Beach Boys-style vocal harmonising, stop-start guitars and their distinct chorus style.
But, if you're tired of complicated music, lyrics filled with deepthoughts and introspection, multi-layered arrangements and voices thatmake you tremble with admiration, then Scouting For Girls is for you. – NST 20/07/2008
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