Telegraphs - We Were Ghosts
It's debut album time for these alternative rockers and following well-received EPs the pressure is on.
What is it with women and the bass guitar? Like a moth to a light, or like Sacha Baron Cohen's derriere to Eminem's face, they seem to just go together. And more often than not they're dwarfed by these chunky bastions of low end, which looks a bit odd. But Hattie Williams isn't the only member of Telegraphs, there are four others too, and on 'We Were Ghosts' they all come together to suitably impress and show there's more to Brighton than just piers and beaches.
It is debut album time for these alternative rockers and following well-received EPs the pressure is on. But they seem to have delivered. 'The Argument' is a bombastic opener with a juicy dollop of passionate sing-alongs, whilst 'We Dance In Slow Motion' gives off an angular Biffy Clyro vibe with some jaunty single-note guitar plucking. Of course, as is the way, the mash-up between melody and guitar battery is ever present and as such there's little to alleviate itself from the rest of the bunch. 'Drop D, Not Bombs' tries to engineer some introspective instrumental musings and 'I Don't Navigate By You' features Williams assuming vocal duties, but unfortunately they don't quite offer anything special.
The album reaches a strong climax following this lull, with the dynamic 'Eyes Stitched Open' and the plunging 'What's So Good About Goodbye?' (unfortunately not a cover of the Temptations song) rounding things of nicely. This is solidly impressive stuff and despite lacking a sense of originality, is certainly worth a gander.
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