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Gallows - Grey Britain
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Frank Carter’s words on ‘I Dread The Night’, track five on this first album for Gallows’ big-money paymasters Warner Bros., can be taken out of context to read: 'Seriously, guys, if this doesn’t hit big we are fucked.' A million-quid record deal does crazy things to a band’s mindset – from rags, literally, to the nation’s most exciting live band via cool lists, epic US tours and headline-grabbing festival performances (getting tattooed on stage generally attracts attention), Gallows find themselves in an unenviable position: wracked with the desire to up the ante on every aspect of low-budget debut Orchestra Of Wolves, but aware that their label need songs to market to the mainstream. A hardcore band Gallows may be to the casual onlooker, but Orchestra… featured enough accessibility beside its acerbic histrionics to ensure it crossed demographics with ease. And you’d forgive the five-piece if they repeated the formula, what with the pressure upon them to deliver an album that’s as appealing to newcomers as it is their existing fanbase....full text |
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long campaign: the struggle to make music that addresses the economic downturn and its disproportionate effect on youth. The most recent figures estimate that 1.5 million young men and women between 16 and 24 are unemployed: the highest figure for 15 years and rising. This is a recipe for depression, frustration and anger, as a whole generation has been brought up in a materialistic, consumerist world that has now receded out of reach. In their different ways, both Gallows and the Enemy should be given credit for their prescience - both these records were recorded last year - and their willingness to engage with a recognisable social reality....full text |
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| Yahoo |
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Set light to the flag we used to fly / God help us now, we are ready to die." "Grey Britain" is not about hope. It's about being young, British and doomed. And Gallows are the first band since this country's economic infrastructure collapsed to vent their considerable anger. But given this album's been a while in the making, they must have been angry for a while. They either have greater foresight than our bank managers, or got lucky. Because their timing is impeccable. Singer Frank Carter has been an icon before. When Gallows' debut "Orchestra Of Wolves" dropped in 2006 he was hailed, notably by the NME, as the saviour of punk. The heavily tattooed, ginger haired, wiry tattoo artist's face and body would arch out venomously from magazine covers. He's been livid for ages. Now more than ever. On opener "The Riverbank" his voice sounds like knives and his lyrics are pumped with doom-laden prophesising....full text |
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