Evening all, only me again.
Just a quick note this time to mention that the first couple of reviews have been coming in for the "A Big Pot of Hot" album.
This same review appeared as both a half page spread in Student Direct (the student newspaper which serves Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford Universities with a readership circa 10,000) and also was awarded "Album of the Month" in Issue 3 of Second City Magazine (full glossy which you will find round most of the alternative drinking and shopping establishments in Manchester):
"This album really should carry a warning. If you’re besotted with music that tries to sound like it’s as present-day as possible, suffer from riffophobia or are generally just a little wuss, then this CD is not for you…
I’ll admit, I’m a gambling man, but either way I’d confidently wager that there won’t be an album that rocks this much in the whole of 2009. If you like your music sturdy and substantial, riffs by the bucketload and the sound of no remorse, then this uncompromising piece of polycarbonate is sure to please.
There aren’t many bands doing the Hard Rock thing these days, and certainly even fewer as well as these Salford gents (plus one from Hampshire). Someone once described them as ‘Like The Wildhearts and The Replacements jumping up and down on Bob Mould’s head’… That’s probably as accurate as you can get.
Namechecks nailed to a tee; the influence of Ginger & co. is apparent throughout. ‘Vaulted Sky’ and ‘Folie à Deux’ are short blasts of high-energy old school punk n’ roll, while tracks like ‘Recurrent Blockades’ and ‘The Age Of Common Sense’ could easily be considered ‘classic rock’ in years to come.
Like an already rabid bull in a shop specialising in bright red china, ‘Putsch’ tears into the blandness and short lifespan of a lot of popular music today:“I don’t need lessons in truth/My truth is based on opinion/Ephemeral tastelessness/Overriding my own soundtrack”
Album closer ‘Natura Naturans’ however, really does steal the show. The track itself is a haunting Metallica-esque number, but souped-up in production, it sounds as big as ‘Knights of Cydonia’ by Muse.
A simply excellent album that deserves to get the ‘Cops rightful
recognition. Not for the faint of heart, but instead for those seeking true rock music. Play this loud, as God intended!
FOR FANS OF :
The Wildhearts, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements,Therapy?
The Same issue also featured an interview with our good selves to compliment the release, so check it out if you can.
The album was also reviewed in this month's Rock Sound magazine which of course you can find in all newsagents... this is what they had to say:
THE SHADOWCOPS - 'A BIG POT OF HOT' 6/10.
The Shadowcops definitely won't be pigeonholed into one genre. This 12-track effort is rite with elements of punk and rock'n'roll, with even a taste of glam-rock-type vocals ('Vaulted Sky'). The quartet hail from Manchester and their sound screams of hectic live performances which, with the exceptions of the utterly catchy 'Folie A Deux' and 'The Age Of Common Sense', unfortunately fail to translate successfully to a studio recording.
While there's no doubt about their musicianship, there's little distinguishing their sound from others with the same garage band vibe. Maybe once they've established a singular sound there will be much more to attract the listening public. Based on this outing, they're not quite there yet.
FOR FANS OF:
Lagwagon, Husker Du, NOFX.
Now I'm not one to get all arsey about reviews, even in the slightest. But it does seem quite peculiar that someone who has supposedly actually listened to it compares us to both fucking LAGWAGON and NOFX hahaha. That's all I'm gonna say anyway. As a wise man once told me... One doesn't write music for journalists!
Anyway, I have spent the majority of this evening rolling up and labelling all of our new merch and stowing it away ready to take to Blackpool on Friday. We have some new T-Shirts anyway... they look a bit like this:
The ladies sizes are small and medium and come in red or black
Mens are green or black and come in S, M, L or XL.
You can purchase these for a meagre SIX POUNDS from any of our gigs, or by visiting either http://www.theshadowcops.co.uk/ or http://www.myspace.com/theshadowcops and following the links from there.
Thanks for reading and see you soon lovelies.
Mike P x
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