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Monday, July 13, 2009
Record Review - We Were Promised Jetpacks's These Four Walls
Scottish rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks kick off their debut album with two of the most engaging post-punk ballads in recent memory. Adam Thompson's lyrics carry a romantic violence that do little to betray the band's age, having formed in 2003 for their high school battle of the bands. His voice does bring with it a power that easily matches the excited rhythmic jangling of the accompanying drums, bass and guitar, so these kids wind up sounding like an older band that has channelled the minds of their younger selves. All in all, it's an excellent combination that serves for the most stunning debut from a band this young since The Plastic Constellations. While These Four Walls is far from a perfect album with a handful of noticeably lackluster moments, it proves more than compelling enough to keep an interested eye on these boys and what they may have for us in the not-too-distant future.
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