The Only Thing I Ever Wanted

Submitted by Richard Norbury on 16 February 2013 - 10:27pm

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Artist:

Psapp

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2 006

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Track-listing:

Hi*King Og You*This Way*Needle And Thread*New Rubbers*Tricycle*Hill Of Our Home*The Words*Make Up*Eating Spiders*Upstairs

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Nominator:

Bean

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Short-title:

onlyThing

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Meeting-date:

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

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reviewed by

Richard Norbury

Lovely nerdy album by lovely nerdy people.
74

reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

Toytronicca Playthings

1-6-7

4-10

This is a nice sounding album, which nearly delivers the eccentric beauty it promises. There's a quirky jolly off kilter vibe which is entertaining and rewarding on the stronger songs but which does, on occasions, border on being irritating. Maybe if they had a stronger singer or some more meaningful or memorable lyrics it would help to take them that extra step to something really worthwhile.

I do like quirky and silly but sometimes you need to be careful as this is not a comedy album – sometimes it does just get a bit too obsessively kooky. You might say that there are a few too many squeezes on the rubber duck. As it were. So to speak.

It has a highly percussive, staccato sound, which is obviously the style that they are going for, but after a while it did make me a bit desperate to hear a long note. That did make the few slower, quieter numbers, like Make Up, feel more effective. There are a few really nice sounding arrangements that are quite unusual, original and, on occasions, touching, with a nice clarity of sound. A pleasant album.
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reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

Stick your toytronica back in your pram

1-6-10

I enjoy the tracks on this album which have song structure, traditional verses and choruses and the like, but I find the rest become a little frustrating with their experimental choppyness; they just need a little more variation and tend to pass me by a little.

This album works best for me in the background when I'm doing stuff - then I find it interesting and enjoyable - but it doesn't work for intensive listening.