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Rating: This time, don't be misled.
The voice of Buffseeds is not the now widespread typical British falsetto (see JJ72 or Muse), it is indeed a woman: Kieran Scragg.
The English critics, always quick to spot the new symbols of the now declining Brit-pop, introduce them to us as the revelation of 2003. And indeed, all the elements are there from their hit single: Sparkle Me.
Just take a look at the producers who are well acquainted with pathos made in U.K., boasting credentials like Coldplay and Idlewild.
The album is excellently played and alternates, as tradition demands, romantic ballads like Sunlight and more edgy tracks like Casino, always maintaining a captivating melodic line.
If you were disappointed by the monotony of JJ72, or troubled by the (yet wonderful) frenzy of Muse, or want a gateway to listening to Coldplay or early Radiohead, then pop "The Picture Show" into your player.
The Buffseeds have chosen the right path; now they just need to follow it. And that is the hardest part.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Sparkle Me (04:22)
Suzy was a winner
At every end of year dinner
Drinking the sea and then laughing loudly
Her eyes were made of sequins
They lined up just like penguins
To flap their wings and then kiss her feet
But you, fall on me, and watch TV
Pass me the phone, I need a conversation
You're feeling down, just like this town
Your eyes they always sparkle me with love
Alice was a poser
The kind who'd take her clothes off
And sit in a room full of frozen faces
I heard she went to find God
In the Indian sub-continent
It's mad she had to go so far
But you, fall on me, and watch TV
Pass me the phone, I need a conversation
You're feeling down, just like this town
Your eyes they always sparkle me with love
Now I'm no Jackanory
But this is allegory
We run to the world but we creep indoors
And I know I need you more now
To run and never turn around
Sparkle the world with what Alice found
And you, fall on me, and smash the TV
Rip out the stupid phone, we need a conversation
You feel this time, to be just mine is
To shake the world alive
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