Loyal Trooper - One Day All This Will Work Out...
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A Promising EP Tue Dec 30 17:52:41 2008
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| by Jo Vallance | ||
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Loyal Trooper’s ‘One Day All This Will Work Out…’ is a real DIY affair, produced and recorded between bedrooms and with drums tracked at a Kettering Baptist Church. The result is therefore surprisingly convincing and sounds as slick as any of the indie gracing the radiowaves at the moment.
Loyal Trooper’s songs are well-written with personal lyrics that describe various strains and personal stresses, but yet manage to keep an upbeat sound and jangly indie cheer enough to prevent them from becoming miserable monologues. “Sheffield’s lost all of its individuality” sighs ‘Division Street Blues’. ‘Five Year Plan’ is a pretty guitar-led tune with glittering riffs and tense, honest vocals that speaks of being stuck in your mid twenties and is easy to identify with. There’s a hint of Belle and Sebastian-esque indie storytelling in much of the EP (especially the delicate vocal harmonies of ‘M1 To The A52’) but it’s more wry and gritty and far less twee, should that concern you.
Personal songs can often alienate a listener, but Loyal Trooper manages to strike the perfect balance between music that draws you in and mirrors the lyrical mood and simple modern poetry. For a self-produced EP, Loyal Trooper displays an abundant wealth of talent and definite songwriting strength that deserves to reach a large audience, definitely one to watch.
Track Listing
01 - Nottingham Wasn't Built For Me
02 - Division Street Blues
03 - Five year Plan
04 - Okay At Best
05 - Old Street Social Scene
06 - M1 To the A52