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Ok, so first off I must iterate the fact that this particular run down is in no particular order, nor is it a definitive list of the best British record labels of all time (as if such a breakdown could ever be truly quantified). It is simply a list of some personal favourites within the British...MORE>>

The "hip", unusual name (which may come from the fact that the band hail from Liverpool) told me everything I needed to know before hitting play on "Time Add Distance". The phrase "don’t judge a book by it’s cover" was most definitely proved wrong in this case as my initial thoughts were those which I had expected.

The annoying, almost simpler "Baba O’Reilly" type synth that opens the song already had me sulking. Fair enough to be original in such a saturated industry is more than impossible, but to be so "heard it all

 

before" cliché seems like they’ve just lost all interest. And that’s before the singing kicks in. Sure, the lyrics are as overused in indie pop as the music (which was highly expected), but the singing makes it that little bit worse. During the lines "I never wanted it to be…I always wanted it to be" the

vocals seem to fade off without - it seems - hitting the right notes…and this is only the start of the tune. Either that or it’s just really annoying to listen to that the right notes are rubbish ones, you decide - but still it’s not a good thing. There onwards, "Time Add Distance" evolves into a fairly regular "noughties" indie song, which isn’t all bad as I’ve already noted originality is almost a thing of the past - it‘s still nothing special though. However, the final sector then completely changes the song completely by slowing it down adding a prominent string section for about thirty seconds for no reason. Despite the song being easily forgettable, this finale is 100% unwarranted, it adds nothing it achieves nothing positive and in fact all it does is to make the song that little bit more irritating.

Other reviews have claimed this band out to be the next thing on the musical radar, yet I can’t imagine such a ting whatsoever. This maybe a result of their influences which include "Cyndi Lauper" "ABBA" and a whole host of bands that I’ve never heard of, nor want to. However, if this band have done anything for me (albeit not much), it’s made me wonder if maybe there’s a hidden meaning to recent indie music in general that I seem to be missing, but I highly doubt that seeing as most bands of such genre are plain and simple vile. Married to the Sea, don’t appear to differ all that much.