Mother and The Addicts - Science Fiction Illustrated
0 Comments Published by Trev Lostmusic on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 13:34.
Mother and The Addicts are a new band on me. 'Science Fiction Illustrated' is the bands 2nd LP and it's just been released on Chemikal Underground. I have always had a soft spot for this label -and their back catalogue includes some fine releases by The Delgados, Arab Strap, Cha Cha Cohen and Sister Vanilla. Mother and the Addicts continue the labels tradition of finding good bands and giving them licence to make top notch music.The band seem to have been gathering the plaudits from the mainstream press. Often something to fear, in my eyes. But don't let it put you off. This LP is well worth hearing. The way it mixes up influences from the 70s and 80s never results in an LP the sounds dated. Mother and the Addicts cherry pick their influences rather well and they have created an LP that sounds remarkably fresh to me. The closest current band that I think of when I play 'Science Fiction Illustrated' is Sons and Daughters. Albeit a funkier and slightly mellower version of that band. Both bands write and produce high quality guitar based pop music.
The LPs opening song 'All In The Mind' sounds like a slightly tamer version of The Fall. Which is a good thing. Elsewhere the influences range from 80s electropop to 70s Roxy Music. Despite all the influences bubbling to the surface this record sounds like no one band and more importantly it never sounds derivative. Which makes a refreshing change.
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