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jackhammer · 12-09-2008, 02:24 PM

Grand National - Breaking The National Habit (2004)

This album is unashamedly out of sync. It is not fashionable or hip. It is musically unadventurous and probably won't win you any cool points. Thank christ I'm not interested in cool points. Instead I am interested in one of the best Pop albums of the last ten years.

Music can be a very serious business for me. Constantly searching for new music and peeling away the layers of a track reveals a sweet centre or a rotten core. With Grand National it is all sweet. Glorious layers of gentle Ska licks. Sun kissed harmonies that effortlessly fill you with joy. Synth beats that revel in their middle of the road leanings instead of rebelling against them.

Don't excuse this for mediocrity though. Not a chance. This is a finely crafted album that (if you like this sort of thing) will forever be in your collection whenever you need a reminder of the beautiful simplicity of music.

Drink To Moving On:

12-09-2008, 02:24 PM	#90 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Grand National - Breaking The National Habit (2004) This album is unashamedly out of sync. It is not fashionable or hip. It is musically unadventurous and probably won't win you any cool points. Thank christ I'm not interested in cool points. Instead I am interested in one of the best Pop albums of the last ten years. Music can be a very serious business for me. Constantly searching for new music and peeling away the layers of a track reveals a sweet centre or a rotten core. With Grand National it is all sweet. Glorious layers of gentle Ska licks. Sun kissed harmonies that effortlessly fill you with joy. Synth beats that revel in their middle of the road leanings instead of rebelling against them. Don't excuse this for mediocrity though. Not a chance. This is a finely crafted album that (if you like this sort of thing) will forever be in your collection whenever you need a reminder of the beautiful simplicity of music. Drink To Moving On: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”