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The Paddingtons - No Mundane Options
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| When this Hull fivesome first strutted on to the scene back in 2005, anything seemed possible. Fashionista Hedi Slimane coveted their dapper street style so much he nabbed it for his Dior collection, romantic hero ‘big bro’ Doherty’ was protectively watching their every move and even our own notoriously hard-to-please Mark Beaumont fell head over heels, declaring them “all the passion, rage, filth and fury” of England’s snarling yoof....full text |
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Come on now, be honest: was that the mindset you equipped yourself with upon clicking through to this review? In the interest of full disclosure, it’s one this reviewer found himself in when the album found its way to his doorstep. Formerly signed to Alan McGee’s Poptones label, beloved of a certain Pete Doherty and of a debut album produced by Owen Morris (Definitely Maybe), it’s fair to say that three years on from that record (aptly titled First Comes First), the world isn’t exactly beating down the band’s door for new material. Yet here we stand – No Mundane Options blaring from my speakers, released through their own label as a means of avoiding "all the other shit record companies like to put bands like us through." By no means a travesty, it… Well. It’s okay. But let’s gather ourselves, shall we? Through the support of those aforementioned, it’s fair to say the band – whether wittingly or not – aligned themselves with the kind of figures all capable, in their heyday, of creating a fervent sense of passion and excitement. McGee perhaps most notably (the hyperbole whipped up by his support of Glasvegas alone still resonating throughout the wider music press), but Pete Doherty also; overlook the widely-derided red-top caricature of today and remind yourself that at his most eloquent and tune-savvy, his was a talent – a charisma – that coupled with the more sullen charms of bandmate Carl Barat, inspired legions of fans to their cause and – for a while at least – placed The Libertines irrevocably in the hearts of many, despite all that followed....full text |
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