Eisenhowers - Judge a Man By the Company He Keeps

by Steve Kinrade

published: 7 / 4 / 2021

Eisenhowers - Judge a Man By the Company He Keeps

Label: Waste of Point
Format: CD

Confident Elvis Costello-influenced indie rock on latest album from Scottish band The Eisenhowers

Review

This being my introduction to the world of The Eisenhowers, and their creative hub Raymond Weir, it was obvious to these ears the musical influences at work. We have glimpses definitely of Elvis Costello, The Kinks and Bowie, and the genres on show range from mild mannered ska to sixties pop pastiche. But it is a homage to Costello that remains unhidden - for instance the track “How Will You Know When You Know”. The album ends with '3 O’Clock on a Saturday', which acts as a good revision aid for the names of the football stadia in Scotland. So that’s the specialist subject on 'Mastermind' sorted. One wag of a reviewer called this album as a good example of middle-aged rock, which I suppose is marginally better than being referred to as an exponent of “indie-landfill”. The great thing about music is that it is a broad church, with many alters to break bread at. The Eisenhowers plough their own chosen course with vigour and confidence. We wish them well on their journey.

Track Listing:-

1 Decline and Fall Some More
2 I Like Your Girlfriend
3 Angry Boy
4 My Gang
5 Mr McIntosh Has Left the Building
6 How Will You Know When You Know?
7 And Then He Flew Towards the Sun
8 Wherever It Lies
9 Read My Lips
10 Far Side of the Moon
11 The Joker and the Penguin
12 3 O'clock on a Saturday