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Drawing comparisons to Joy Division and Interpol, hotly tipped newcomers White Lies present their highly anticipated album, To Lose My Life. Flirting with death from the off, this doom-laden debut is set to release these boys from the crypt and send them straight to the top of the charts.
Formerly delivering catchy electro nuggets under the pseudonym Fear Of Flying, White Lies changed their name and put their indie dance style to rest in late 2007 to concentrate on darker material. Taking inspiration from '80s visionaries such as Tears For Fears and Echo & The Bunnymen, White Lies' have developed a sound that cunningly combines organic punk elements with reverberating synths and tender yet morose lyricism. Now, as they release their debut album, the angst-driven band confirm that their change of tact was a dead clever move. Opening with last year's erupting indie anthem, 'Death', To Lose My Life takes the gloomy subject matter of mortality and runs with it until the dying end. Mixing pounding basslines with reverb-drenched riffs and the escalating baritone vocals of Harry McVeigh, the album delivers expansive and unashamedly alternative tunes that are built to fill stadiums. As they layer tone and tension on every track, White Lies create a striking and attention-grabbing atmosphere with astute patience. Constructing crisp percussion over heroic guitar chords, gradually and effectively, the anthems of the sinister, 'Unfinished Business', and rousing, 'E.S.T.', prowl and swell before catapulting colossal choruses and crashing crescendos.
Audacious in their approach, White Lies have successfully taken their macabre lyrics and backed them with epic climaxes that flourish within shining synths and clever chords. Generating a bright sense of hope, despite its dark subject matter, To Lose My Life is a melodic musical euphoria that should see its creators reach the same level of notoriety as their heroic post-punk predecessors.
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- Death
- To Lose My Life
- A Place To Hide
- Fifty On Our Foreheads
- Unfinished Business
- E.S.T
- From The Stars
- Farewell To The Fairground
- Nothing To Give
- The Price Of Love
Average rating (45 reviews)
coldplay nearly (not quite ) undone.
widnes99 | 13/09/2009 | See all widnes99's reviews (2) »
Saw them last night at the Coldplay concert, brilliant, so logged on to Play today to buy the album and have a better listen.
Not breaking any new ground
WildMorgan | 14/07/2009 | See all WildMorgan's reviews (6) »
This album is NONE of the following: Classic, Excellent, Average, Poor.
It sit's somewhere in the middle of those four categories so the law of averages insists that I can only give it a three star rating. It won't be appearing on any top 100 lists any time soon; White Lies are doing nothing new here, certain songs are quite repetitive and McVeigh's voice can grate after a few listens.
That said, however, there's not one BAD track to be found on this record. There are the obvious highlights; all the singles (which explains the hype) are top-drawer indie tunes. Elsewhere; The Price Of Love and E.S.T are both excellent. The other tunes are ok but remind me of lettuce on a salad sandwich; not particularly important to the overall product but decent filler all the same.
It is definitely worth buying. Just don't expect to bowled over...
I've Lost My Life to White Lies!
JGROVEY | 12/07/2009 | See all JGROVEY's reviews (99) »
This album is one of the best debuts i have bought so far this year! All songs are well written, powerful and have a hidden meaning. My stand out tracks are Death, To Lose My Life, From the Stars and The Price of Love. Farewell to the Fairground seems like another band's song, i dont kno why :L definately recommended!
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