Shriekback: Life in the Loading Bay (CD on Malicious Damage)

Band: Shriekback
Label: Malicious Damage
Title: Life in the Loading Bay

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Band:Shriekback
Title:Life in the Loading Bay
Reviewed By:Maarten Schiethart
Date Published:16/01/2011

Label:Malicious Damage
Format:CD
Release Year:2010
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'Life in the Loading Bay' is Shriekback's twelfth album since 1981, although I must admit that I wasn't even aware Shriekback were still around. Best known for their lean white boy funk back then, their new album is well produced and safely shuffles amongst places already denounced as long extinguished. As predictable as a Radio6 show it goes on for 45 minutes. It's a torrent of clichés and cinematic sounds over bubbling traffic jam rock beats. I suppose there might be someone in California who might think this constitutes really cool British import music to play in their hummer car. Listen to how that bass sounds, man!

There are no memorable melody lines, just a flat excursion occasionally highlighted by the piano. Do not count on more. Some tracks sound like covers but apparently they're not Dr John or George Michael songs. On this album Shriekback rip off at least half a dozen of their own ideas. But if you like your music not to disturb you and entertain you whenever you get stuck in traffic, this could be your lucky pick. 'Life in the Loading Bay' offers absolutely nothing unless you're on drugs, or worse. Shriekback had a couple of decent tunes origianlly but they should have left it there. An expensive sleeping pill this.

Track Listing:

01) In The Dreamlife Of Dogs
02) Semidelicious
03) Loving Up The Thing
04) Another Day Above The Ground
05) Make It Mauve
06) Nowhere Nothing Never
07) Running With The Mothmen
08) Now I Wanna Go Home
09) The Flowers Of Angst
10) Pointless Rivers
11) Simpler Machines

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Cliched and unmemorable twelfth album from once great white funk innovators, Shriekback

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