Likable Brit-pop type sound
sixtymilesmile | 11/13/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A top 10 album in Britain on release, this title by the Scottish 5-peice creates a stylish pop sound. The fast songs such as Smile and Lazy Lover are a breath of fresh air, especially in the light of today's Coldplay-dominated UK scene. The humnour to the lyrics, which is slightly self-depreciating and a little gloomy, is neat, and the way the lyrics and music contrast still sees the music take over, and will get you singing along. The gentler songs like Pie In the Sky and Glimpse Of teh Light work well, the latter's opening lyric in particular is a classic - 'You left a big hole, bigger than one the council would have dug'. A good record by an under-appreciated band"