Brakes - Cease & Desist

a strange choice

Single Review by David Coyle | 12 Mar 2007
Single title: Cease & Desist
Artist: Brakes
Label: Rough Trade
This song was inspired by the Old Testament story 'The Book of Job' and the music of Johnny Cash, apparently. Sounding a lot like a slightly wired Shane McGowan singing the Sex Pistols at a late night Karaoke, this is an underwhelming piece of punk pop. For a band receiving so many plaudits from so many sources, this song fails to live up to the standard of the rest of Brakes' recent LP, Beatific Visions, and Cease & Desist makes for a fairly strange choice for a single release. [David Coyle]
Release Date: 26 Feb. http://www.brakesbrakesbrakes.com