Label: Rough Trade
Release Date: 26/02/07
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'Cease And Desist' was apparently inspired by a combination of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials', the Book of Job and, surprisingly, the music of Johnny Cash. There is certainly a stateside lilt to the track though, and the bands recent decampment to Nashville has obviously left a big impression.
An intro reminiscent of 'Last Train to Clarkesville' is blown aside within seconds by an insistent two chord riff and a rhythmic urgency that lies somewhere between the UK power pop of the late seventies and US punk of the eighties. Over this, vocalist Eamon Hamilton provides a venomous commentary of a double or quits card game between God and the Devil.
It would seem that under the Brakes moniker, three quarters of the band have found a means to purge themselves of the poppier leanings of other projects past and present, namely Electric Soft Parade and British Sea Power, and to channel their frustrations into producing straight-to-the-point no-frills rock 'n' roll. This they have already proved on two acclaimed albums and, clocking in at little over two minutes, 'Cease And Desist' continues the trend impressively.
Richard Stokoe
Brakes Official Site
Rough Trade Records
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