Year Released: 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl, eOne Music Year Bought: 2012 Coming onto the scene at the end of the 00s indie boom, the Enemy quickly turned into a critical punching bag. I always felt that was a bit unfair, as I thought their 2007 debut album was pretty great for what it was – straight down the line kitchen sink dramas told through boisterous melodies supported by no-frills indie-rock guitars. I bought this album in 2012 from a market stall, but never actually listened to it. For years I thought it was their second album, but that was a record called 'Music For The People' which completely passed me by. Anyway, this album sets off at a breakneck pace and pretty much stays there. Whereas the first album seemed to have something to say, this just feels like a not-as-good retread of the same territory. It is a bit full on. All the guitars sound the same, which are often too Bonehead and not enough Noel, and it's all very one tempo. As a result, the songs all mesh...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)