School - Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything
by Dixie Ernill
published: 27 / 6 / 2012
Label:
Elefant Records
Format: CD
intro
Sublime 60's-influenced twee pop on second album from eight-piece Cardiff-based band, the School
Two years on from their charming debut, 'Loveless Unbeliever', Cardiff's the School return with a sublime second LP in the shape of 'Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything', which builds on all the great elements of indie-pop and 60's girl singers that made their debut such a delight. Singer Liz Hunt could easily have held her own back in the day with the likes of Lulu, Petula Clark and Sandie Shaw and her songs certainly embrace the twee innocence of 60's pop songs with 'Stop That Boy' and 'That Boy Is Mine' being the most obvious examples on the current album. 'Why Do You Have To Break My Heart Again?' with its Wedding Presen-tesque title is another fine pop song that, with the right backing, would be topping the charts the world over, while 'It's Not The Same' is much more reflective, but equally good. Indeed, the best compliment I can give the School is that they are just behind Allo Darlin' as the finest girl fronted indie-pop band around right now. In fact, if Carlsberg did schools.............
Track Listing:-
1 What's Just Begun2 Never Thought I'd See the Day
3 Where Does Your Heart Belong?
4 Stop That Boy!
5 That Boy Is Mine
6 It's Not the Same
7 The Grass Is Always Greener On the
8 Some Day My Heart Will Beat Again
9 I Should Do
10 Why Do You Have to Break My Heart
11 Baby Won't You Stay With Me Tonigh
12 You Make Me Hear Music (Inside My
Band Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/theschoolbandhttps://twitter.com/theschoolband
http://theschool.bandcamp.com/
http://theschoolband.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/how-to-pre-order-our-new-a
http://elefant.com/en/disco/15350/Reading%20Too%20Much%20Into%20Things
http://elefantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reading-too-much-into-things-
Label Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/elefantukhttp://www.elefantuk.com/
https://twitter.com/elefantuk
http://elefant.com/
interviews |
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Interview (2015) |
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| Dixie Ernill speaks to Liz Hunt, the front woman with 60's-influenced indie pop band The School about their forthcoming third album, ‘Wasting Away and Wondering', influences and the current indie pop scene |
| Interview (2012) |
live reviews |
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Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 27/5/2012 |
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| Cardiff-based band the School give a lesson in twee-pop. Dixie Ernill is keen for a double lesson |
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Wasting Away and Wondering (2015) |
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| Initially confusing but quickly compulsive third album from Cardiff-based indie pop band, the School |
| When I Fall in Love (2014) |
| All I Wanna Do (2008) |
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