The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home

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RIYL

Bloc Party
James Morrison
The Fratellis
Razorlight

Tracklist

1. Sewn
2. Never Be Lonely
3. Love It When You Call
4. Fill My Little World
5. Kettle's On
6. I Want You Now
7. Strange
8. Anyone
9. Rose
10. Same Old Stuff
11. Helicopter
12. Blue Piccadilly

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In the past few months a slew of new British and Scottish acts have made their way to the United States. They are as follows: The Fratellis, The Pipettes, Lily Allen, The Noisettes, Fields, James Morrison, and The Feeling. The list could probably be elongated, but it should suffice for now. One particular band, The Feeling, recently released their full-length Twelve Stops and Home via Cherrytree Records/Interscope. Cherrytree seems to be the hotspot for foreign acts because they have already released albums from The Fratellis and The Pipettes in the US.

Like most of these acts, they have already garnered much attention in their homeland, but are hoping to make an impact elsewhere. If there is one thing I know about music fans in the US, it is that we can be terribly picky when it comes to bands from the UK. We will either eat them up or we will just toss them to the side after we've had our fill. So to make your mark here, you definitely have to create an album that has some staying power and that is where The Feeling falls short.

On Twelve Stops and Home, you are walked through an album that makes you wonder when it is going to end. While the band does write some upbeat, anthemic songs like “Sewn” and “Fill My Little World”, it doesn’t make up for the rest of the CD. Vocalist Dan Gillsepie's voice has a hard time resonating through your speakers because he sings in such a low tone in almost every song, which makes for a pretty boring listen (i.e. “Kettle’s On”).

The Feeling are at their best when they stick to happy-go-lucky songs. When they write a slow ballad, they fall flat on their face. “Sewn” is probably the only slower song on the album that actually is “good”. “Rose” is promising, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t stick.

Looking back at this album, it’s disappointing. The Feeling have the ability to write memorable songs, but until they can reproduce that on the majority of an album, I don’t see this band lasting long in the US.

--Chris Conlan

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Chris Conlan
Last updated: 09/29/2009 08:55PM

Comments

tim
04/02/2007
02:07PM
Age: 28
Location
Green Brook, NJ
this album is pretty decent. i'd go with 3 stars, not 2.
Chris Conlan
04/02/2007
02:21PM
Age: 27
Location
Dubuque
The odd thing with me is, I LOVED these guys when I first heard them. But after listening to the entire album, I realized I was only a fan of like 3 tracks.

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Roncag
04/02/2007
02:35PM
Age: 31
Location
Anytown USA
Yea this album is pure crap, you did them a favor with a 2.

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