Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - War Of The Worlds

War Of The Worlds begins as a folk song sung by an emo singer, with emo lyrics. It explodes somewhere in the middle with some cornets, drums and anti-folk guitar. It sounds good for a while, and then it just dies on itself. It moves into heavy double bass lines and easy melodies, and what begins as a folk song disappears into something that's just too close to James Blunt. Okay, so it's not that annoying, it just fits too snugly into the current clique of UK singer-songwriters for comfort. It could be Damien Rice. It could even be Nizlopi and it becomes instantly forgettable as a result. [Neil Ferguson]