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14/09/2015 : THE TRAIN SET - Never California

THE TRAIN SET

Never California

MusicCD
Indie Rock

[80/100]   

Firestation Records
14/09/2015, Wim GUILLEMYN

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The Smiths were a special band with a unique sound. When I heard the opening track Hold On by The Train Set, I immediately thought of them, and so you know how their music can be best described. Even more, this is a compilation of a band that comes from the same period as the one from Morrissey and his companions. Why some groups make it and others don't, depends on a lot of factors. In any case, this compilation includes indie rock and uptempo songs with a guitar sound à la Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and McIntosh (Pretenders).

They released two 12 "inches that reached the Indie Record Charts, toured with The Happy Mondays (they had the same manager) and their first single She's Gone was the NME single of the week. And yet, they did not reach the public. The members came together again to make a selection for this compilation.

It's a fine album full of nostalgia, one for lovers of indie rock of the late 80s.

Wim GUILLEMYN
14/09/2015


NL

The Smiths waren een bijzondere band, met een uniek en tegendraads geluid. Meteen bij het openingsnummer Hold On van The Train Set moest ik meteen aan hun denken, en hiermee weet je ook in welke richting we hun muziek kunnen situeren. Sterker nog, dit is een compilatie van een band uit dezelfde periode als die van Morrissey en zijn kompanen. Waarom sommige groepen doorbreken en andere niet, hangt van heel veel factoren af. In ieder geval bevat deze verzamelaar indierock en uptempo liedjes met een gitaarspel à la Johnny Marr (The Smiths) en McIntosh (Pretenders).

Ze brachten twee 12” inches uit die de Indie Record Charts bereikten, gingen op tournee met The Happy Mondays (ze hadden trouwens dezelfde manager) en hun eerste single She ’s Gone werd in de NME de single van de week. En toch bereikten ze niet het grote publiek zoals sommige gelijksoortige groepen uit die tijd dat wel deden. De leden kwamen weer samen om een selectie te maken voor deze compilatie.

Het is een fijn album vol nostalgie en leuke liedjes, eentje voor liefhebbers van indierock uit de late 80s.

Wim GUILLEMYN
14/09/2015


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