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Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir | Print |  E-mail
Written by Dylan Travis   
Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Bloodshot Records

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The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir is a “mood” album. That is to say, it’s the sort of album one listens to in a very specific headspace, but that tends to be twice as effective within that realm. In this case, it’s an earnest, forceful melancholy, of the sort that Arcade Fire has had such success peddling lately. However, while the feel of the record might be a timeless (and currently quite popular) one, the music itself is difficult to simply throw a label on. This is indie-pop, to be sure, but there are also elements of folk rock, punk, and even britpop on certain tracks. The rollicking opener “Aspidistra,” for example, has a lead line that would fit right in on any great Pulp song, and a punk rock rhythm section that lays on the crash cymbal. Singer and guitarist Elia Einhorn has a talent for smart, catchy hooks, and lyrics that read like poetry with Morrissey-esque conceits (“This world has no place for me,” or “I never thought I could feel this way for a boy” are the obvious examples).

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