Label: Polydor
Release Date: 31/03/08
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Ahead of their debut album, 'St Jude', the latest band to emerge from Manchester's legendary music fraternity deliver an uplifting, rolling piece of indie rock and roll that nods at the city's former glories, with shades of The Killers and Feeder thrown in for good measure.
Starting as it means to go on, the track follows a formula that can be accused of being indie-by-numbers, whilst being undeniably catchy and destined to please crowds. If pure originality is not their strong-point, then it is hard not to appreciate their ability to take influence from acts ranging from The Smiths to Stephen Fretwell, and create an autonomous and complete piece of music that could well find itself in the 'raw vocalists' league of Mancunian musical genealogy.
Guaranteed to not irritate, even if it does not inspire, 'Not Nineteen Forever' is a release that symbolises a band's maintenance of the quality in their output. Potentially winning few new fans, the clear direction with which the single has been subject to suggests that they really wouldn't care if no-one else started listening to them, as they seem to be happy enough with themselves right now.
Martin Guttridge-Hewitt
The Courteeners Myspace
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