
SASR#18 7" / Download
UK Release 18th September 2005 |
You & The Atom Bomb
Velocipedes
Velocipedes / Hotel Terminus
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"Coming like Reggie and the Full Effect fronted by Siouxie Sioux recorded in a butcher's basement, this debut double A-side from Bristol quartet You And The Atom Bomb might not possess never-before-heard thrills, but it packs more energy and intelligence into its two songs than many acts manage across an entire album. 'Velocipedes' is a synth-heavy party starter with multi-voiced lyrics and a decidedly lo-fi and scratchy quality feel to it. Neat (and slightly proggy) bass work adds depth to a song that would otherwise be a smart enough dance-punk effort, and the final verdict is thoroughly positive. The song's flipside counterpart, 'Hotel Terminus', is slower of pace but stylistically similar: the boy/girl vocals work better here, though, as the words are delivered clearly. It's as sweet as an early Ooberman cut without the cringe-worthy fairy tale nonsense, and also has a flame of bouncy creativity that burns as brightly as that owned by The Coral. Where the supernatural scousers went, You And The Atom Bomb could well follow, such is the potential here." - Drowned In Sound
"Scratchy, urgent and very, very dizzy." - Organ Magazine
"Mini rock-operas with boy-girl swapsee attacking vox and barking choruses. Synth and guitar make a noise like an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical orchestra gone bezerk." - Artrocker
"They seamlessly weave tempo changes and offbeat interludes to create a fresh and playful set which flits between Coral beat-pop, Talking Heads art-rock and Fugazi punk-vitriol; a dynamic that, given time, will find the band spoken about in hushed tones." - Venue
"Seizing a collection of spiky but carefully moulded rock nuggets…with art-rock sliding into beat-pop in a web of syncopated rhythms and tempo-changes… by turns incomprehensible and anthemic, but constantly unpredictable." - Decode
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