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Album Reviews
Album Review: Temposhark – Threads (Paper & Glue)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Monday 29 March 2010
Temposhark are one of a few groups who have been plying their electro-pop wares for a good few years now (ie long before Little Boots et al all made it terribly fashionable), but sadly with little commercial success or wider public acclaim.
Their second album may not change that: it’s a more rounded pop album than the more full-on synth-pop overload of previous material, but for the most part it lacks the melodic touch and electronic deftness that made their debut ‘The Invisible Line’ such a heady listen.
The brash hectoring of the first two tracks grates somewhat, though things are more relaxed from then on, with string-drenched anthemic indie pop being a surprising choice of sound for a group with a forward-thinking mentality. The title track is a notable highlight: an effortless slice of sleek mid-tempo pop suss that is exactly the kind of thing the Sugababes should now be doing, rather than all the sub Pussycat Dolls nonsense.
Elsewhere there are nods to R&B; whilst ‘Bye Bye Baby’ lacks the memorable pop hooks of Lady Gaga or Timbaland at their best, ‘Stuck’ is more successful.
By no means a bad album then, but still disappointing from a group who are capable of soaring so much higher. MS
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