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January 16, 2009 | 17 Comments
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The Rifles

The most notable thing to happen to these cult Cockney mods last year involved a trilby hat going missing and a ransom note – and, frankly, their records don’t get any more interesting. In classic playground style, on their MySpace the scamps compare themselves to “your mum” – which will only really be true if the old dear happens to sound like Karen Mathews knocking out third division Jam covers.
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_loz_

Jan 20, 2009

What a bollocks review. The only notable thing to happen to The Rifles last year was Luke's hat getting stolen?! Do your research properly and I think you'll find they supported Weller on his last tour as well as Weller joining the boys on stage at their Forum gig, not to mention that they headlined Brixton just a few months after that.Tut tut NME, clearly not very well informed are we?

jdog2008

Jan 20, 2009

shocked at how you've described the band! i for one love their music, and will be attending there gig in birmingham, sort it out nme!!!

jamesmorrisey10

Jan 20, 2009

yeah totally agree wit loz. I was at the Brixton gig and thought it was ace, totally blew my mind how good they sounded. I dont think the new "cool" NME understand what real music is like....we all have opinions; this is my own aswell as other

FreakbeatChelsie

Jan 28, 2009

4/10, 4 out of fucking 10. NME i'm not quite sure if you have a clue what you're on about. This single is absolute class in fact The Rifles are absolute class, whatever happened to helping out the smaller bands? This review is pony. If Paul Weller approves maybe you should too!

jdog2008

Jan 28, 2009

dont listen to this tripe, go buy their album! its brilliant, been listening to it all day, cant get enough itcheck www.myspace.com/therifles and click itunes button to get ititunes is probably the best bet...its pretty easy to do!

wastedlittledj92

Jan 29, 2009

This is utter madness. This band is easily the best thing out at the moment and this song is the bollocks!

steelemobile

Jan 29, 2009

What a load of shite!How can you slate this, when your giving great review to tripe like Bloc party/ lily allen etc?NME gets worse and worse every week!HAVE A WORD.

OhToBeA...Gooner

Feb 4, 2009

Sort it out NME. You consistently praise awful, obscure tracks by bands such as Bloc Party, White Lies and most things emo. This is what your average Joe listens to and loves. Listen to the people!

blackiethelib

Feb 8, 2009

If you think bloc party are obscure then maybe NME isn't the publication for you?

LINK2K9

Feb 16, 2009

Sort your shit out NME. 4/10 for this, but a fucking 8/10 for Lily Allen's drivel? What a joke.

Kodie

Feb 23, 2009

Best Band In The World. End Of.all you that are saying they aint good can shalll up! go listen to girls aloud!both albums were amazing! and the gigs are even better.i love triblys and the riflessPEACE OUT!!

localboy08

Mar 12, 2009

sed like a true fan. i too love trilbys nd i fukin love the rifles. find me a bigger buzz than one of their gigs. the rifles at brixton was better than sex. NME keep praising those wannabe originals. all sounds the same to me though...electro shite!

noush23

Mar 17, 2009

Fucking Joke. NME doesnt know its arese from its elbow. Rifles are the best british band since the fucking Jam if not better!

12Volts

May 29, 2009

From the people who though MGMT had a good album, sadly NME needs to get a grip. Sounds like a seven to me.

Stevieg1986

Jun 18, 2009

NME, go and bum so quirky "indie" band with skin tight jeans and "cool" haircuts. You need to pull your tongues out of the Wombats arse and educate yourselves in music.How on earth you are in the music journalism industry is beggars belief...

JAYRATCLIFFE

Jun 18, 2009

RM , You Seriously Need To Listen To the Album Again , Just Because This Band , Hasnt Created a New "Scene" Doesnt Mean Theyre a 3rd Division jam Band And Anyway The jam Were Fucking Class , Sort It Out NME Sort It OUT!! Jay Ratcliffe (: Angry Replys From RM Welcome.

99Bull

Jul 15, 2009

RM should be sacked as he/she obviously knows nothing about firstly 'The Rifles' and secondly.... music! This band's album's are superb and they are even better live! If Paul Weller is having them support him that must say something! Maybe if they didn't have nobodies like you reviewing their album talking rubbish they might be even bigger! Clearly from the responses on here you have had a 'mare' with this one!

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