Pelican West

AMG Review of Pelican West

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

Haircut 100's debut album, Pelican West is a widely uneven concoction of lite funk and jazzy /p>

ew wave pop. Although the group's music was frequently so light it virtually disappeared, they did record a pair of classic /p>

ew wave singles with the effervescent "Love Plus One" and "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)." Although much of the record lacks the hooks of those two tracks, there's a handful of enjoyably breezy pop songs on Pelican West, such as "Fantastic Day" and "Snow Girl," that makes it worth investigating for /p>

ew wave fetishists. Still, there's no denying that Haircut 100's material was often inadequate -- a situation only emphasized on the American edition of the album, which places the singles at the front -- and that the record sounded like a period piece just a few years after its release.