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Rating: The more the Brit-pop phenomenon is declared dead (but does it even make sense to still talk about it?), the more record producers across the channel pull out of their hat the band that reopens the debate.
This time, it was the turn of producer John Cornfield (Muse, Supergrass) to perform the magical operation which, we can safely say, was a complete success.
And so here are Vega 4 with their debut album "Satellites".
In truth, you could say anything about them except that they are quintessentially English: the singer John McDaid is Irish, the bassist English, the guitarist New Zealander, and the drummer hails all the way from Canada.
Regarding the typical British production of recent years in "Satellites", the references are varied. "Love Break Down" sounds like early Oasis, while in "Caterpillar Song" and "Better Life" you can glimpse Stereophonics minus Kelly Jones's raspy voice. Richard Ashcroft couldn't have written better in "The Love You Had".
So that once again we can breathe a sigh of relief. A pleasant sigh. Brit-pop is (not) dead, long live Brit-pop.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Drifting Away Violently (04:44)
Marching on ice to a place that's
too far off to see
peel back the skin to uncover
the things that you feel
send in the military and use all
the force that you need
we made a connection but i
dropped the receiver again
there's a hole in the sky where
the daylight is bleeding away
i'm stuck in a place conversations
repeat endlessly
now you ignore me
i'm here by myself
i just wanna be happy
i'm drifting away violently
see through the static, the
panic, the silence, the lull
my head is an airport for thoughts
on their way to somewhere else
wrapped up in memories of
trying to forget who we are
we're stuck in the traffic
its too hot to stay in the car
cracks in the stone on the street
where i lived show me things
but i'm wasting away alone i'm the only
one listening to me
now you ignore me
i'm here by myself
i just wanna be happy
i'm drifting away, violently x3
02 Sing (04:13)
I don't wonder why
the world is like a sea
that i've been swimming in
and how long can i hold
without breathing in
i just need to fly
like im a shooting star
see the world and the way we are
and how long can i last without breathing out
and i will sing for all the people
that i feel love
and i will sing for all the people
that i feel
i don't want it all
just most of everything
i want to soar on a street kids dream
and how much can i take without caving in
and i will sing for all the people
that i feel love
i will sing for the people
that i feel
i just want to fly
like im a satellite
see the world and the way i am
we can sing our songs across the sons of god
for the crowd and the ego sin
and i will sing out
i will sing out
i will sing for all the people now i sing love
i will sing for all the people that i feel
03 Radio Song (04:35)
The radio is playing songs that we both love
and it's all we have
i get the feeling that i'm on your tv show
i forgot my lines again
i sold a corner of my soul
but instant karma's gonna get me back i know
this kills me
cause when another good thing comes along
we'll both be lying wasted in the corner
its over and you're gone
the radio is playing songs that we both love
and its all we have
i sort of get the feeling i'm your tv host
i forgot my lines again
i sold a corner of my soul
but instant karma's gonna get me back i know
this kills me
cause when another good thing comes along
we'll both be lying wasted in the corner
its over and you're gone x3
09 Shoot Up Hill (03:52)
A phone call will dress you up in red
a life lost, spit, that's one less thing
to think of now
losing to you
there i go
losing too
losing
fire, score, run
that's life in your
ice cold world
that makes you complete
i've got good stuff, come and get it
said the long dead mr salesman
makes the next think twice
losing to you
there i go
losing too
losing
fire, score, run
that's life in your
ice cold world
that makes you complete
catch him now he'll never slow down
he's been running up tabs in your bar
he's been taking you for a walk down
liars lane
dead guys can't play your game
he's losing
losing to you
there i go
losing too
losing
fire, score, run
that's life in your
ice cold world
that makes you complete
10 Burn & Fade (03:56)
I believe we could have had it all
we could have shone like stars
we lost our way
everything has got to end sometime
we were satellites
drifting off into space
i'm alone in the rain
with a movie in my head
about a dream you were in
where we lost ourselves
burn and fade away again
burn and fade away again
burn and fade away again
for all time
we wished too hard on that
shooting star
that burned a hole in us
but left a trail in our eyes
i don't need anything
but to know you'll be alright
chase a dream, don't look back
where we lost ourselves
burn and fade away again
burn and fade away again
burn and fade away again
for all time x2
11 Hallelujah (06:35)
When the show is over
and all is said and done
when the picture turns to static
the station has closed
hallelujah, hallelujah
it was all worthwhile, oh love
hallelujah, hallelujah
i had the time of my life
when the final scene has faded
on my starring role
i'll be thinking of you
the song will play on
hallelujah, hallelujah
it was all worthwhile, oh love
hallelujah, hallelujah
i had the time of my life
hallelujah, hallelujah
it was all worthwhile
hallelujah, hallelujah
i had the time of my life
i can see the world from here
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