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The Steers

Rewind, Repeat

September 19, 2007 | 1 Comments
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Cardiff’s The Steers dress in that horrendously contrived Doherty-via-River Island way, with their high street trilbies and plastic rosary beads. Luckily, rather than ripping off crack-fuelled grot-rock on ‘Rewind, Repeat’, they take inspiration (read: shamelessly steal) from sugar-caked ’90s Britpop types such as pre-sensible Supergrass. On B-side ‘Go’ they repeat the trick with Suede, which doesn’t hint at much of a progression. Still, at least on the former the tune’s there, and despite being about as culturally relevant as Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown, it’s a hoot to listen to. The song, that is, not Chubs.

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BladeSharp

Apr 2, 2008

You write reviews in that hideously contrived "I'm working for the NME, I'll give the track four minutes and then make my assumptions from a photo" way. Does how they dress really matter? Does Robert Smith dress in that hideous "Transvestite Prostitute" style of the eighties? They steal nothing, nothing more than the Libertines did, who you shamelessly kissed arse to for years. Here's the facts: The Steers are a great live act, who write good pop songs that I and many others like: sounding like someone else is not a crime. Incidentally, have you ever listened to Suede? What song did you think sounded like Go? Fool.This single is a great purchase.