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THE LONG BLONDES - Someone To Drive You Home
| Crud Magazine |
| The album slams wide open, no fuss; 6 straight seconds of ribcage-raking feedback, about the same of unblinking ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ drums and then a bass-line that drags you in by your hair and sullies you deliciously. It’s that irresistible moment the pub door swings open and you’re swallowed by a blast of hot air, that textured amalgamated mash of sound and smell, a first taste of everything that inevitably lies ahead; Friday night, Saturday evening, a lost Tuesday afternoon, whenever and wherever seems familiar to you....full text |
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| NME |
| So, you've spun 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not...' until your iPod's reached meltdown and you've come to one conclusion: life up north is pretty grim. If you're not slipping on a pile of kebab vomit or getting glassed at the Ritzy disco, then you're watching your childhood sweetheart get groped by the guy who just glassed you and puked their kebab up on your shoes. Great....full text |
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| Dotmusic |
| Sheffield's The Long Blondes are as sharp as the stilettos that three-fifths of them wear, as tight as the nipped-in waistband of singer Kate Jackson's habitual Edith Piaf get-up and as musically satisfying as a Siouxsie Sioux, Bryan Ferry, Patti Smith, Hazel O'Connor and Kathleen Hanna jam session in CBGBs circa 1965. The one-time Best Unsigned Band In The Country have come up trumps with a debut album brimming with whip-smart, post-riot-grrl attitude....full text |
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