Iglu & Hartly - & Then Boom
Universal, 1st September 2008
By Racheal Crowther
Artist: Iglu & Hartly
'& Then Boom' kicks off with 'Believe', which frankly sounds like a really awful backing track for a party scene in The O.C. Then someone starts rapping and it sounds like Vanilla Ice on a really bad trip. Is this a joke?
Not a great start. The next song, 'Violent And Young', sounds like someone has had too much fun with 'garage band' on their new Mac, along with the rapping verses and a contrasting repetitive whining chorus. Then we go onto 'DayGlo' with its sickeningly Summery synths, bound to make any listener bored and irritated.
If you can continue forcing yourself to listen to this poor excuse for an album, you'll finally reach closer 'Jump Out Of Your Car', which contains lyrics such as "I have shiny white hair, and shiny white teeth"; if that isn't enough to make you want to smash up your CD player, nothing will be.
Overall, '& The Boom' sounds incredibly home-made, all the songs being so similar it feels like listening to one really long song rather than an album. Radio 1 love them, and it's been described as "the sound of the summer"... thank fuck it's winter.
Comments on this article
i don’t think it’s a joke. i’ve not actually bothered to listen to the album, but has it got more than 1 or 2 out of 10 anywhere?
If it is, it’s one from the Thursday 9:30pm sitcom slot on BBC2
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UTTER SHAME ON ME
CRAZY TOWN.
I have literally no taste. Or ears, by the looks of it.
until i saw the video
Saw them on telly and their shorts and sleeveless posturing upset me. Then I heard the music and was horrified!.
iglu and hartly are brilliant, this review is rubbish and is just someone with poor taste !
hahaha
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