This review refers to
All Hour Cymbals (CD version).
Again I bought this on the back of seeing their performance on Jools Holland, now this is not normally what i would buy, tending to go for something heavier, but i found them interesting enough to buy the album and was not dissapointed.
For me there are similarities here to early Talking heads but not in a derogatory sence, as they seem to offer to my ears at least ,something fresh and vibrant rather than the stuff you hear churned out again and again on various so-called alternative radio stations these days.
It takes a few listens to get under your skin , but standouts for me are Sunrise, 2080, no need to worry and wintertime but overall a consistent and compelling album full of world music rythyms without sounding pompous or fake.