Product Description

Those nostalgic for the Smithereens' heyday will be thrilled to hear the group's 21st-century British counterparts, theContrast. On its fourth studio album, 2005's FORGET TO TELLTHE TIME, this Peterborough-based quartet, led by singer/songwriter David Reid, stays true to its straightforward power-pop roots, filling its catchy songs with buoyant vocal harmonies, jangly guitars, and driving rock rhythms.

Track Listing

1. Caught In A Trap
2. Forget To Tell The Time
3. Different Again
4. Ink
5. Adversity
6. Side Fx
7. Means
8. Someone Else's Logo
9. Hold Your Fire
10. Care
11. Big Dark Nowhere
12. Trying To Fill The Space
13. What You Have Done
14. Be There

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #158333 in Music
• Released on: 2006-09-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

The Contrast move up to yet another peak
For those who are not familiar with their work this is a stunning fourth album by the band originally from Peterborough in the UK but who primarily work in the States. This band are difficult to categorise - Dave Reid has developed across four albums into a songwriter with real depth and his guitar playing touches many bases from beautiful 12 string chord layers to urgent stabbing rock. The songs work on several levels - musically very accessible with echoes of REM, XTC and The Pursuit of Happiness but with a lyrical depth that satisfies repeated listening. Andy Hawkins production and engineering is perfect, not too overblown but with enough depth and thought to really bring out each song especially with regard to Dave Reid's distinctive vocals. Highlights for me are 'ink' and 'mean' but there's not a filler track on this great CD