Hypochondriac by First Of The Giants is their first release since 2006's Obsessive Compolsive single.Apart from the odd line up change they have also moved away from the retro eighties sound that saw them sharing a similar sound with the likes of British Sea Power. In it's place is that brand of alternative rock which I find can either be monotonous or vibrant.
Luckily it's the latter in this case with the title track having catchy guitars with a poppier edge than Obsessive Compolsive. Another factor is that the vocals of Stephen Powell have improved greatly over the past year and that's evident throughout the song as well as the slower paced flip side My Voodoo Doll. You can get really behind the band and into the songs as he sings. You still get the impression that the band want to headline the worlds stadiums but with songs like this they also want to gain some credibility beforehand.
I am not to sure what path the band are going to take next but until then enjoy this pretty decent effort.
Hypochondriac is out on April 18th 2008 on the Little Think label. It's only a quid (plus p&p) and you can pre-order it the bands My Space page.
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