Ste McCabe - Hate Mail
by Tommy Gunnarsson
published: 9 / 11 / 2008
Label:
Cherryade Records
Format: CD
intro
Fine gay electro pop on debut album from Manchester-based singer-songwriter Ste McCabe, who draws comparisons with all girl Welsh trio Helen Love
Earlier this year, I reviewed Ste McCabe's debut EP 'Pink Bomb', and it was hard to write that review without mentioning Wales' finest, Helen Love, a comparison that I was far from alone in drawing. Now Ste's back with his first album,'Hate Mail',and it's basically more of the same, which might sound a bit negative, but it's not. The EP was a nice slab of queer electro punk pop. It's always nice to know what you will get when buying a record. Some of the best tracks on the album include the chant-like 'Broken Record', the title track and 'Huyton Scum', a song that was also on the aforementioned EP. If you like the thought of the Ramones using a drum-machine and singing about gay rights, this will be definitely your cup of tea! If not, you still ought to give it a try...
Track Listing:-
1 Queer Clubbing2 Hate Mail
3 I'm Not Bitter
4 Fire
5 Huyton Scum
6 This Is Not Your Party
7 Taxpayers Money
8 Four Puffs And A Shotgun
9 Bedsitter
10 Broken Record
11 Rant (By The Seaside)
Label Links:-
http://www.cherryademusic.co.uk/index.htmlhttp://cherryaderecords.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/it-is-with-very-great-p
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