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London-based four piece Ciccone’s debut album pays homage to the balmy days of Britpop without borrowing too heavily from that time. That said the jagged guitar mostly-instrumental opener is reminiscent of C86ers Stump more than anything. Following that alternate tracks are sung by Rebekah and Micky, hers is a Louise Wener style moan, sassy and distant, his a tired and weary sigh. Overall it’s a really nice little alternative pop album, not too challenging, but the good tunes see them through. If Friday Falls Through is a chirpy sing along and You’re Beautiful, You’ll Get By a choppy, pulsating guitar number. The highpoints are Just Got Laid which features Rebekah’s faraway voice accentuating the lyrical story to full affect and f.u.u.k, which in the verse at least, sound like the theme to the Goodies. Far from being a bad thing, this twangy epic is good enough to even get away with including the shocking line “the future’s not what it used to be”. So while it’s not going to break any barriers, “Eversholt Street” is a decent enough way to spend an hour of your life.
RUSSELL BARKER
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