Album Name:
Everything Is Borrowed
By:
The Streets
Expected Release Date:
Sept 15th 08'
Label:
Sixsevenine
Everything Is Borrowed
By:
The Streets
Expected Release Date:
Sept 15th 08'
Label:
Sixsevenine
The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed - Album Review
Oct 2nd 2008
Album Review By Andrew Fisher
Album Review:
It has been a long journey from Original Pirate Material to The Streets'
new album, and Mike Skinner knows it. Follow-up A Grand Don't Come
For Free was a bold concept riding on the back of more great beats, but
everything went off the rails with The Hardest Way To Make An Easy
Living. In time it will be appreciated as part of The Streets' canon, but until
then we will have to make do with an exciting new collection of tracks.
The title track Everything Is Borrowed gives us more of Mike's gospel
beats, a heartfelt wish to make the most of his time on Earth. Heaven For
The Weather runs on a great piano loop, a cheeky discourse on Heaven
and Hell. A doomed relationship is the subject of I Love You More (Than
You Like Me), and the more mature Skinner pulls off flirting with a little
jazz. The Way Of The Dodo has a pumping bass beat and a well-played
environmental message - "It's not the Earth that's in trouble, it's the
people that live on it". The next two tracks prove the diversity of Skinner's
influences - On The Flip Of A Coin draws in classical sounds and 60's
guitars as it talks about the twists of fate, the soulful and brass-tinged On
The Edge Of A Cliff talking Mike down from his own dark days. Never Give
In is sleazy in a good way, The Sherry End brings the funk. Alleged
Legends could so easily have turned sour, an apparent rant against
people who think they are better than everyone else, but it works.
Strongest Person I Know is the ballad for this album, perhaps a little too
sugary but still filled with sentiment. The Escapist rounds things off, an
epic end to a great journey. The video of Mike walking through France
tells the story - he has found his true path again.
We listen to The Streets for two reasons - the beautifully formed backing
music and the words of a poet. This album once again shows both to their
best, from the harmonies and tightly packed beats to the lyrical wordplay
and depth of feeling. Whether Mike goes to Heaven or Hell, he can look
back on this as a superb album that captures so many moods.
Oct 2nd 2008
Album Review By Andrew Fisher
Album Review:
It has been a long journey from Original Pirate Material to The Streets'
new album, and Mike Skinner knows it. Follow-up A Grand Don't Come
For Free was a bold concept riding on the back of more great beats, but
everything went off the rails with The Hardest Way To Make An Easy
Living. In time it will be appreciated as part of The Streets' canon, but until
then we will have to make do with an exciting new collection of tracks.
The title track Everything Is Borrowed gives us more of Mike's gospel
beats, a heartfelt wish to make the most of his time on Earth. Heaven For
The Weather runs on a great piano loop, a cheeky discourse on Heaven
and Hell. A doomed relationship is the subject of I Love You More (Than
You Like Me), and the more mature Skinner pulls off flirting with a little
jazz. The Way Of The Dodo has a pumping bass beat and a well-played
environmental message - "It's not the Earth that's in trouble, it's the
people that live on it". The next two tracks prove the diversity of Skinner's
influences - On The Flip Of A Coin draws in classical sounds and 60's
guitars as it talks about the twists of fate, the soulful and brass-tinged On
The Edge Of A Cliff talking Mike down from his own dark days. Never Give
In is sleazy in a good way, The Sherry End brings the funk. Alleged
Legends could so easily have turned sour, an apparent rant against
people who think they are better than everyone else, but it works.
Strongest Person I Know is the ballad for this album, perhaps a little too
sugary but still filled with sentiment. The Escapist rounds things off, an
epic end to a great journey. The video of Mike walking through France
tells the story - he has found his true path again.
We listen to The Streets for two reasons - the beautifully formed backing
music and the words of a poet. This album once again shows both to their
best, from the harmonies and tightly packed beats to the lyrical wordplay
and depth of feeling. Whether Mike goes to Heaven or Hell, he can look
back on this as a superb album that captures so many moods.
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