Three star
IT'S uncertain whether describing the music of Turin Brakes as ''pleasant'' would pass for a compliment in their book but their latest effort is merely that - but no more.
If you were an advertising executive looking for some wish-wash to accompany an advert for the latest gas-guzzler driving serenely through the countryside while the grinning driver doesn't have a care in the world, it is to this album you might turn.
Their happy-go-lucky sound is appropriately that of the summer - jangly acoustic guitars, loping melodies and ostensibly uplifting choruses which will offend nobody.
Singer Ollie Knights sounds slightly like Marc Bolan but seems stuck in a bit of a rut melodically.
Most of the album suffers from a sameyness which quickly grates although there are one or two standout tracks, notably the fragile lilt of Forever and the fairly funky title track.
The special edition CD includes a DVD with live footage, interviews and videos.
JS
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