The View - Hats Off To The Buskers
the sound of four young men in the prime of their lives
| 11 Jan 2007
Album title:
Hats Off To The Buskers
Artist:
The View
Label:
1965 Records
The band were always going to be in safe hands with legendary knob twiddler Owen Morris at the controls, and here he gives them only what they needed; to press the record button and see what happens. The band concur: "that's the sound we were going for… nearly like a live album." Hence we hear somebody coughing near the end of 'Don't Tell Me', and someone is told to "fuck off" in no uncertain terms at the end of 'Streetlights'.
While fans will already have punched the air and pushed their mates to stonking previous singles, 'Superstar Tradesman' and the blistering 'Wasted Little Dj's', upcoming single 'Same Jeans' is a chipper paean to being young and having a blast. And that's what's so appealing about The View: while they sometimes wear their influences like a badge on their jackets (play the ska-tinged Skag Trendy backwards and you WILL hear the Libs' 'Boy Looked At Johnny' playing back at you), they get away with it through the sheer charm and joie-de-vivre that shines throughout their debut. Hats Off To The Buskers is basically the sound of four young men in the prime of their lives, having the time of their lives. Let's hope they never grow old. [Barry Jackson]
Release Date: 22 Jan.
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