The Rifles – The Great Escape
Noel Gallagher and Mike Skinner have already show allegiance to The Rifles in the recent past and sell-out shows at home-turf venues such as London’s Forum and Astoria have shown that the quartet have drawn a wider devoted crowd in their four years together. Hell, even Paul Weller has shown his support by joining them onstage for a rendition of Eton Rifles.
For first album No Love Lost the band paired with Lightning Seed Ian Broudie but second time around, for next album The Great Escape, have opted for David McCracken, known for album’s such as Music Of The Spheres with Ian Brown.
Our tune today is the title track which lulls you in with a simplistic two-note verse chronicling the mundanity of life (including the almost unforgivable couplet: “go put your last five pounds on the lottery/if you’re not in it to win it, then you won’t receive”), before bursting into a euphoric strive-for-more chorus which gives more uplift than Weller’s hairgel.
The four track EP The Great Escape is out this week on 679 Recordings.
And watch the band playing with Weller here
12:04 PM | 11/11/2008
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Great Band, have seen them twice now and bought the first album and in my opinion are the most underated band around, and one of the best. Hope others take notice.
Posted by Digger at 12:59 PM | 28/11/2008 | Report Abuse
great tune! this band should be bigger than they are! lyrically brilliant!
Posted by justin at 9:39 AM | 06/12/2008 | Report Abuse
their new album is so good, easily topping the last one, anyone know any info on a supposed competition to win a signed guitar by the guys & Paul Weller??? i want it ha
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