CD Review: Grand National, A Drink & A Quick Decision
Sep 18, 2007 1:35 PM Jorge Hernandez (Writer)
Partly a former Police
cover band, Grand National knows its way around well-crafted pop tunes. The
duo's second LP, A Drink & A Quick
Decision, deploys jangling guitars, melodic electronica and slinky
harmonics reminiscent of Happy Mondays and Junior Boys. The overt, distracting
influences weigh down most of the LP, but the languid slow-burner "Animal
Sounds" and the uptempo "Close Approximation" hint at deeper,
latent songwriting skills. The duo has traded well enough on nostalgia so far,
but they'd do better cashing out their reference bank if they hope to inspire
cover bands of their own.
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