Post by Darren on Aug 25, 2009 8:55:00 GMT
Cavorting
Review
2 Reviews by the Panel
Review
2 Reviews by the Panel
“Flag Wavers get ready, the Courteeners are here!!!” By Ian Park |
A limited edition debut single is a bold move for any new band. That's is exactly what Cavorting is, a bold and brash song aimed at the bright young things of this country. Not Liam Fry and his gaggle of merry men seem concerned that only few thousand (switched on) people will be able to hear there first offering. The opening guitar riff, a distant reminder of La Bamba by Ritchie Valens. (but don't let that put you off.) As the pace and volume of the song goes up a gear the musical inspiration are there for all to see, the guitar pace and structure is rimiest of early libertines and the delivery of the lines are crisp and clear as Morrissey in all his mid 80's pomp and glory. I'm undecided if Liam Fray is trying to describes to the listener a night out with him and his mates in the space of a three minute rant, or how disappointed he is at the state of British youth and there drug habits and problems. It's left for the listener to decide. Whatever the story behind this cracking little tune there's enough humour and passion to bring a smile to the most a ardent of doubters of how good a song smith this boy is. Yes there from manchester yes the singers called Liam (it's not his fault) and yes they can all look a bit surly at times. But there not trying to be the new Oasis/Stone Roses/Smiths. But they could very well be your next favourite band. |
A great debut from what could become a great band, everything seems to be in place for world domination. |
| “Twenty-five years since the Smiths exploded onto the scene, eighteen years after The Stone Roses launched their attack on British pop and thirteen years after Oasis embarked on a quest of world domination; the next heirs to the Manchester throne did arrive.” By Fergal Kinney |
Cavorting is released on Loog Records and because of this will be relatively hard to come by, but if you can get your hands on a copy of this gem it will be well worth it. Cavorting begins with chiming guitars and after a few seconds erupts into a semi-distorted, energetic frenzy of guitars reminiscent of Libertines in their short lived prime, but not the kind of reminiscent of Libertines that is seen in many current acts with blatant theft from the Libertines. Liam Fray’s lyrics are that of the debaucheries of youth, nights of gallivanting around the town in the evening, addled with cocaine and E, and the escapades that ensue. It’s no small wonder that Cavorting wasn’t given a widespread commercial release and settled for an assault on the North West and those “in the know” throughout the country, for Radio 1’s Jo Whiley wouldn’t have taken to kindly to such lyrics as “Cavorting and snorting your way” and “We’re hooligans on E and we’re too wired to bother with any of you”. However, beneath the abrasive lyrics, thrashing guitars and occasional feedback there is are a lot of almost Kinks-esque pop sentiments in the music, it’s incredibly catchy and well crafted for a debut single. B-Side “No You Didn’t, No You Don’t” is almost as strong as its flipside, a more mid tempo and lyrical song that yet again focuses on themes of youth but somewhat more retrospective and concise. A Smiths-esque melody provides the perfect platform for Fray’s lyrical rant, a call to arms against the snobbery of many in this country (“just because my newspaper pages haven’t been The Times in ages, doesn’t mean that I don’t know as much as you”). The remainder of the lyrics of this song seem based upon mocking a certain character Fray grew up with, reminiscing about past (drug based again) experiences of youth, such as “do you remember us lot doing keys at the back of the garage at 243? That was us and it was no-one else…”. “No You Didn’t, No You Don’t” is a careful yet brilliant song and as is the A-Side, Cavorting. |
The Courteeners are ensured to ensue on a career comparable to that of their Manchester predecessors, if they carry on belting out pop masterpieces such as these. |
