Send "Pete And The Pirates " Ringtones to your Cell 
| Music critic |
 Go, said Lammo. Tiny toy instruments from a U.S. hotel room wing their way back to Blighty and my ears are pricked.A wonderful racket and many voices make a full length an exciting prospect. So here we are. Is it inevitable though? The first hit that caught you off guard, half a song on the radio, a support slot you didn’t expect to matter, can’t be matched when you gladly go back for more. Not that there’s anything wrong with Little Death. An assured production and enough catchy moments to justify more listens leaves small chance for disappointment. But making the scattered inspiration of a new prospect palatable for radio can often smoothe the edges that grazed our thick skin. Moving and Humming sigh their way into the conscious in a way that their louder peers would if they weren’t as reliant on the kind of guitar sound that has come to dominate UK airwaves since a certain group of NYC hipsters remoulded a previous NY guitar sound. ...full text |
| Musicomh |
| There's a lyric right at the beginning of Pete And The Pirates' second album Little Death that speaks with the kind of chivalry indie rock music has not heard in a while. "I'm not scared of you, darling, I'm in love with you, darling", sings Pirates' lead man Tom Sanders. And the door is pushed wide to new romantic pastures. Pete And The Pirates have been potting about their hometown of Reading for a while. Little Death has been eight years in the making, the band humbly honing their style under the easy eye of London independent label Stolen Recordings. Sanders speaks of the band only really being worth a record deal since 2005, but really they've done well to stick with their small label as their popularity has slowly blossomed, and it makes them further stand out in the mercenary modern indie rock realm like ton of diamonds. Little Death is an album of sharp musicality and everyday emotions, a set to grab the glory back for indie kids. It's upbeat, snappy and sharp as a box of tacks. It has so many quirks that could have been ironed out in the wrong hands, like Sanders' brilliant way of leaning into songs with his vocals, and the bits of cooing that are the soulful antipathy of footballesque chanting in Kaiser Chiefs and The Fratellis. The Killers' producer Gareth Parton has done well to keep it all intact....full text |
| Elbo ws |
| Ahh ces anglais, toujours prêts à nous pondre des tubes rock à s'en casser les jambes sur les dancefloors ! Pour 2008, il faudra donc compter sur Pete & The Pirates, groupe originaire de Reading et mené par Tommy Sanders au chant, qui sort son premier album "Little Death". Un opus en majorité composé de titres énergiques où les guitaristes David Thorpe et Peter Hefferan crachent d'excellentes mélodies aux riffs rythmés par une batterie vivement dirigée par Jonny Sanders. Ajoutez à cela un cinquième laron, Peter Cattermoul, à la basse et au chant (avec Peter Hefferan également), pour [...]...full text |
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