Following the plethora of makeshift offerings and download-only singles that have appeared over the past couple of years along with last year's debut physical release, namely the 'Lounge' EP, this is the first full-legnth album proper from one-man band Tim Mullineaux, a.k.a. THE LUCKY FACE.
This collection of effortlessly catchy and extremely radio-friendly pop songs includes versions of all four well-received single releases. Mullineaux might well have forsaken innovation, but his slightly self-depreceating sense of humour shines through during tracks like the helplessly optimistic 'Self Help' and the bitterweet, feline-inspired tongue-in-cheek melancholia of 'When Edie Decides' (meowww!) time and again
Hyperactive nocturnal adventure 'Underneath The City Lights' takes centre-stage, emitting massive instantaneous oddball appeal by the bucketload, whilst the easy-come-easy-go copping-off anthem 'John, You Always Get The Fit One' boasts absurdly high levels of guttural-voiced intensity despite its ostensible 'shrug-of-the-shoulders' stance.
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Making it all sound so effortless that he could be on autopilot, Mullineaux includes a rendition of an early creation, 'Calamity', as well as shades of music-hall-influenced pop that smiles in the face of evil before the brief but intricate country-tinted (and possibly ironically-titled) finale 'Fifteen Minutes'.
Refreshingly as well as deceptively light-hearted, this debut LUCKY FACE album is an all-embracing extravaganza that can't help but celebrate everything we love about pop music.
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