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The Bordellos - Nobody's Listening

by metal postcard records

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Nobody's Listening 03:55
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2.
Running Back To You 03:44
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3.
And That's The Funny Part 03:02
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4.
Brief Taste (Featuring Dee Claw) 02:15
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5.
In Another Life 02:40
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So You 02:30
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Gospel According To Julian Cope (lo-fi remix) 02:52
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Soundtrack To Getting Your End Away 03:04
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Marianne 02:48
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Kookies 04:50
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11 The Bordellos - Stone Turns To Stone (Neil Crud Tudno FM Radio Session) 04:14
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12.
Tom Waits Blues 02:29
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13.
Soft Get Smile 02:29
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An end of year treat. A new collection of found treasure trove items from the Bordellos past


REVIEWS

As Bill Fay said ‘life is people’ and here we have thirteen songs about the ups and downs that make up peoples’ lives. The themes are universal, the culture – survival in a world where the outgoings are more than the income. The highlights are many.

‘Running Back to You’ is a ‘standard-in-waiting’, ready-made for covering. Indeed, it may be that time of the year, but with a few Christmas bells added and a video with white snow parkas (a la East 17) it could be a Christmas smash!

‘Brief Taste’ has all the warped charm of an Eels track, with the refrain ‘Seduction ain’t that much of a hobby when you ain’t got that much of a body.’ Brilliant!

‘Soundtrack to getting your end away’ sounds like New Order jamming with Bob Dylan. Great lyrics and supernatural melodicism. Poetry for the soul!

‘Marianne’ is part Pixies, part The Fall, part Ted Hughes. Wonderful!

‘Tom Waits Blues’ has the melancholy atmosphere of a rainy day spent scouring shops looking for your favourite bands’ new album only to find no one has it in stock! Soaking wet and missed your bus, but there’s always tomorrow!

‘Soft Get Smile’ is a true anthem. A sing-a-long for the disenchanted. Hope among the ruins.

This is another perfect ‘slice of life’ album from The Bordellos. If all they had was a pair of spoons and a cassette-recorder, they would still be driven to record these hazy snapshots of life, in the same way that L S Lowry splashed his canvas with the daily drudgery and drama of the northern working-class. Was anyone paying attention to Mr Lowry at the time? No! But today there are hotels, theatres and tree-lined streets named after him. (Even Bowie was one to acknowledge the match-stalk painters genius titling his best album Low)!

No one (sic) may be listening to The Bordellos today but one day… recognition will be theirs! (Bordellos Night on the X Factor anyone)?

MONOLITH COCKTAIL


The subtle humour and gentle title of this latest Bordellos offering isn't wasted on me as I take note of an overlooked band who are wonderfully prolific, explorative and musically testing. ..... I have a fondness for this lot, this is my 12th review of their spillings


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released December 19, 2023

2023 Metal Postcard
2023 The Bordellos

All songs written & performed by the Bordellos

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