Trembling Blue Stars - Slow Soft Sighs

by Anthony Strutt

published: 29 / 4 / 2002

Label: Shinkansen
Format: CDS

Three new songs from the ever-popular Trembling Blue Stars, which were recorded at the same time as the acclaimed fourth album 'Alive to Every Smile'

Review

Trembling Blue Stars are the Kings of Twee with a lot of my friends, but frontman Bobby Wratten is a massive fan of the Cure and Miracle Legion, so that makes him cool with me also. 'Slow Soft Sighs' features three songs left off last year's brilliant Cure like 'Alive to Every Smile' album. There is very much a sense that Bobby is singing to just a hardcore fan base, which is a shame because these are great uplifiting songs that express the joy of love and happy times, as well as sadness. Short, polite and to the point, and every one a cracker. Worth leaving your bedroom and entering this year's summer, if these songs open your heart.

Track Listing:-

1 Slow Soft Sighs
2 Home and Dry
3 Its Easier To Smile

Interviews

Interview Part 4 (2007)

In the fourth and last part of his extensive interview with Bobby Wratten and Beth Arzy from Trembling Blue Stars, Anthony Strutt talks to them about the reissue of their entire back catalogue and why they have decided to abandon live work

Interview Part 3 (2006)

Interview Part 2 (2006)

Part 1 (2006)

Interview with Bobby Wratten (2002)

Features

A Certain Blue Light (2003)

Trembling Blue Stars - A Certain Blue Light

The Trembling Blue Stars are about to consolidate their position "as The Great Nineties Pop Band That Never Happened’ with a Best Of or Greatest Near-Hits. David McNamee looks back over their career and finds an odd resemblance in it to Kylie Minogue's