Woo hoo, new Lucky Soul! We’re not sure if we’ve mentioned these lovely songbirds before, but if we haven’t, take this as a long overdue KTP stamp of approval. The debut album from the five-piece London-based band, “The Great Unwanted,” was one of our 2007 favorites, offering incredibly lush, fantastically twee, modern-Motown ditties, with lead [...]
There seems to be two types of band in Britain at the moment: those who shop at Topman before brewing up potent lad-rock in their bedrooms, and those who raid the vintage stores, then return home to their lavishly decorated flat to work on their latest 60’s influenced pop-tune. Greenwhich’s Lucky Soul fit into the latter category, right between Pipettes and The Long Blondes. This debut album
There seems to be two types of band in Britain at the moment: those who shop at Topman before brewing up potent lad-rock in their bedrooms, and those who raid the vintage stores, then return home to their lavishly decorated flat to work on their latest 60’s influenced pop-tune. Greenwhich’s Lucky Soul fit into the latter category, right between Pipettes and The Long Blondes. This debut album
There seems to be two types of band in Britain at the moment: those who shop at Topman before brewing up potent lad-rock in their bedrooms, and those who raid the vintage stores, then return home to their lavishly decorated flat to work on their latest 60’s influenced pop-tune. Greenwhich’s Lucky Soul fit into the latter category, right between Pipettes and The Long Blondes. This debut album
There seems to be two types of band in Britain at the moment: those who shop at Topman before brewing up potent lad-rock in their bedrooms, and those who raid the vintage stores, then return home to their lavishly decorated flat to work on their latest 60’s influenced pop-tune. Greenwhich’s Lucky Soul fit into the latter category, right between Pipettes and The Long Blondes. This debut album
Why is it the most successful new artists (IMNHO) riff so deeply on the past? Is it true there are new ideas - or that the new ideas just plain suck?Check Lucky Soul, British crackers with a full blood transfusion straight out of Supremes-flavor Motown:
Lucky Soul's 'Lips Are Unhappy' is one of my favorite songs of this year. Actually, their album The Great Unwanted is great as well. Unfortunately, The Great Unwanted is only a UK release, so either you shell out major dineros for shipping and exchange rates or you can buy it digitally from iTunes.