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Product Description
Second album from enigmatic Northern female duo signed to Depeche Mode guitarist Martin Gore's Toast Hawaii label. Deeply in thrall to the synthpop sound of the 80s, this album, full of abrasive keyboards, tinny drum machines and cool, insouciant vocals, sounds like it could have been recorded twenty years ago. Featuring guest vocals from the Libertines' Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, and Gore himself, it includes thesingle 'Radio'.
Track Listing
- Radio
- Come On
- Overdrive
- One Day At A Time
- Cracked
- In It For The Money
- Pornography
- Down To The Underground
- Chill Of October
- Theme
- Don't Call Me Baby
- It's Rock 'n' Roll
- Everything Must End
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #55782 in Music
- Released on: 2005-01-24
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced
Customer Reviews
SARAH MAKES IT BETTER...?
...These were the words on one of the songs of Dubstar's last album in 2000...After they had moved towards something more acoustic and rocky, they disbanded and as a fan of the previous, I turned to Client for some more of Sarah's dulcit Newcastle tones.
Great disapointment for me as I truly believe the songs are simply boring, unmelodic, repetitive. It's clear that Dubstar's ingenious and creative musical songwriting is nowhere to be felt here and Sarah's voice is a painful reminder of the musical crowd she was once part of. I've heard that Dubstar are coming back for an album in 2008. She may have certain regrets and I do sympathise. Oh well, there's always another chance to make the usual cup of tea...
Decent Electropop
I bought this album on a whim, being unfamiliar with their other work, and overall I think it's money well-spent. The best way I can think to describe Client's music is the Human League minus Phil Oakey, the songs being predominantly poppy with a smattering of slower tracks (Chill of October and the anthemic One Day at a Time) and rockier numbers (Pornography, Down to the Underground) - the inclusion of male guest stars on the latter is genuinely beneficial to the tracks in question and not just a marketing ploy. Where it does sometimes stumble is with the lyrics, the usual girlie obsession with non-platonic relationships producing such grim lyrical efforts as "come on now baby, just come on", "and I want you, yeah", "I want you just to call me baby" etc. Although Client aren't in the same league as the mighty Ladytron most fans of electronica will probably benefit from checking them out.
Good, but maybe not what I was hoping for
As someone who loved Dubstar (their 1st album being one of my all time favourites), I couldn't resist buying both this and their debut album. The debut sounds like a backlash against the soothing tones of dubstar, being somewhat full of harsh keyboard noises and monotonic vocals. I have to say I was disappointed even if Sarah Blackwoods vocals still send a shiver down my spine. This album would suit Dubstar fans better - it still has sounds that remind me of black cebration era Depeche Mode but there are songs that grow on you. It's not as stark an album as their first and even though it's not in anyway shape or form wistful like dubstar were, it's definitely worth a try.
