Artist: Thomas White Title: I Dream of Black Label: Drift Records
Debut Solo Album from Thomas White, of the Brighton based band Electric Soft Parade. It will be debuted at this year's Green Man festival.
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Overall rating
1.6
Originality
1.0
Lyrics
1.0
Memorability
1.0
Melody
2.0
Production Quality
3.0
1. Thomas White… not really a rockstar name is it.
2. Even Thom Yorke is a Thom, which is much more cuddly.
3. Oh, he was in Electric Soft Parade. Right.. a band from the 70s? Or is that Electric Light Orchestra… No, they’re like the band, the Black Parade. No, that’s an album by My Chemical Romance.
4. Hang on… I do know Electric Soft Parade. I saw them at the Truck festival… but all I remember is that they were all men and they all wore shirts. But that could describe 50% of the bands in the world… not a big impression.
5. Ohhh God: he recorded this at home, on a 4 track recorder, and I’m supposed to listen to this? If he has a quarter of the talent of his 4-piece band, we’re going into talent decimals…
6. OK, I’m listening. But has it started? There’s a lot of guitars dawdling on 3 notes, some wispy singing. He doesn’t so much sing as breathe- it’s more like talking.
7. I can’t do another critical review! I’ve got to listen to this a few times, find something good in it. But that could take forever with this album… And what if there is no hidden gold?
8. Ah! Track 6! Rocking guitars- the album just got started! But wait- this is just a short interlude. Back to the dirge- this time clarinet inspired.
9. When did bands stop rawking? At least if you rock you give it your all. This music is as nourishing as a wet ricecake- if Thomas White doesn’t care, I certainly don’t.
10. Actually, when I saw the band live, they were followed by Towers of London, who weren’t very good, but were far more entertaining than 4 men standing wearing shirts. They ran about and shouted a bit…. It felt like they cared.
11. I give up. If there’s hidden gold, I can’t find it. I can’t ever listen to that ever again.
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