B O N D P H O N E.
Words and pictures by Chris Lamb.

They're very charming, aren't they? After three listens to the record I think I've narrowed down the trick - these are songs about going somewhere and doing something, rather than a handful of vague feelings stapled to a riff. It's hardly Shakespeare but it's worth noticing - plot, characters, setting, when's the last time pop music had all this and still succeeeded? And there's an unintentional quality to the band itself, less Cool Rockers, more Kids With Guitars. The difference is all the difference, really. More potential for greatness and failure, and definitely more fun at the end of the day. They won't make it any bigger in the states than Futureheads or any of the others have, but this time, I really don't think they care.