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Artist:   The Subways
Title:    Money And Celebrity
Label:    Cooking Vinyl
Genre:    Rock
Bitrate:  273kbit av.
Time:     01:11:09
Size:     146.74 mb
Rip Date: 2011-09-17
Str Date: 2011-09-19

DISC 1:

01. It's A Party                                                  3:26
02. We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time                       3:12
03. Celebrity                                                     3:23
04. I Wanna Dance With You                                        3:04
05. Popdeath                                                      3:22
06. Like I Love You                                               2:51
07. Money                                                         3:36
08. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang                                           3:00
09. Down Our Street                                               2:43
10. Rumour                                                        3:10
11. Friday                                                        2:42
12. Leave My Side                                                 3:08

DISC 2:

01. It's A Party (Demo)                                           3:19
02. We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time (Demo)                3:13
03. Popdeath (Demo)                                               3:22
04. Like I Love You (Demo)                                        2:54
05. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Demo)                                    3:01
06. Down Our Street (Demo)                                        2:43
07. Rumour (Demo)                                                 3:02
08. Friday (Demo)                                                 2:41
09. Leave My Side (Demo)                                          3:02
10. Heartbreaker (Bonus Demo Track)                               3:06
11. Massive Adventures (Bonus Demo Track)                         3:09

Release Notes:

Three is definitely the magic number for The Subways; echoing the gap
between their debut and follow-up, Money And Celebrity has been three
years in the making since All Or Nothing rocked TMF Towers and   clich
alert   it's been worth the wait. As with Arctic Monkeys on Suck It And
See, Money And Celebrity finds the band melding elements from their
previous efforts to come up with a sound that is quintessentially their
own, providing a high octane, tight blast of indie pop/rock along the
way.

Opening with the frenetic  It's A Party', the album barely pauses for
breath with a succession of tracks clocking in around the three minute
mark - and it's to the band's credit that they never blend into one
another, partly due to clever track listing. The jaunty  Down Our
Street' is deftly followed by the dirty bass-heavy opening of  Rumour',
for example, but the tracks all share something in common: the innate
ability to latch into your memory. The immediacy of the entire album is
really quite incredible, especially in the case of the aforementioned
Down Our Street' which might not be Billy's strongest songwriting
moment ( Every door has something more to talk about / Every problem
finds a way to get around ) and yet, we'll bet our house you're still
singing the chorus days later.

Lead single  We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time' is an absolute
blast, a rollicking beast of a track with a naysayers be damned
attitude    We got no education but we find a way / Not gonna be the
ones to walk away . You get the feeling that it's going to be a
foundation shaker live and, if anything, the same could be said of the
majority of Money And Celebrity. It's as though it was written with the
live arena firmly in mind with the likes of soft acoustic sections
leading to big endings ( Rumour'), clapping refrains ( I Wanna Dance
With You') and, for most of the tracks, effectively simplistic
singalong choruses. It doesn't diminish the listen on CD but there's no
doubt tracks will be elevated by being played in front of a receptive
crowd.

It's generally strong lyrically as well, mainly casting a window on
today's society focussing on the titular topics. The protagonist of
Celebrity' is not too dissimilar from a reality TV star, essentially
someone who wants to be famous without doing anything:  She wants to
ride in a chauffeured car / Her photograph in the morning papers / Cos
in this world it's who you are / And all she knows is she wants to be
famous . While  Popdeath' is horribly relevant given recent events
And you can care if you really want / Sing their songs when they're
dead and gone / You can bleed for the tortured souls / Too much sex and
rock'n'roll . It might not be the subtlest but gives the album an
obvious spine that lends it a cohesion.

It lacks the variation that All Or Nothing provided but when not one
filler is delivered along the way, it seems churlish to complain -
especially when the outstanding  Leave My Side' ends proceedings. One
of the best things The Subways have ever done, it's a heartfelt,
powerful track that encompasses everything about the band: catchy
chorus, deft male/female vocal harmonies and a big riff to hold it all
together. Money And Celebrity confirms them as one of the most exciting
British bands around and we can only hope it brings them the commercial
success they thoroughly deserve. Treasure it, it's might be all we have
for another three years.

Deluxe edition which comes with a bonus CD called "Billy's Demo
Recordings". Enjoy!