More sterling stuff from Feeder
, who despite having a three year old in charge of their sleeve designs, continue to craft traditional rock in the same way as their grandfathers did before them. The bubblegum period appears to have gone forever. Instead Grant delivers a ringing sermon to his own state of mind which manages to incorporate Coldplay-ish strings, Edge-like guitars and a sprinkling of prime [a][/a]
pathos. Which is more than you or I could do, left in a studio for three weeks with only a smirking engineer for company.
You can almost see the pluggers grinning from ear-to-ear as the chorus appears, as crystal clear as the view from the top of Everest.
Piers Martin
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