With names like Je'Suisse, Kobe Winona and Miss Betty K among others and a penchant for creating rackets that envisage Huggy Bear hamming it up with the Beastie Boys at Test-Icicles' leaving do, Leicester four piece Elle Milano surely can't go wrong, right?
Well no, not really, and 'Swearing's For Art Students' bears the first fruits of the foursome's short career. Strangely enough, the title track is the weakest on the EP, a mid-paced rant defending their middle class backgrounds and such like. Okayyyy. Still, life is a marathon not a sprint, and on the self-pontificating 'Men Are Bastards' things start to liven up, as the aforementioned 'Bear go wrestling in the words with cargo load of Marshall amps and an eight track sampler that reveals the most joyous slice of angst pop you'll have heard this decade.
Now in full throttle, 'Amphetamine Skyrocket' and 'Believe Your Own Hype Always' further reaffirm the belief that Elle Milano could possibly be the most exciting band to burst out of the suburbs since...well, you know where we're coming from. If their live show is anywhere near as frantic, engaging or messy as this then get me to the front row NOW.
Exhaustingly good.
disappointing live
unfortunately.
Never.
...actually really good live. If more people actually took an interest and turned up.
The lyrics/meaning of the song doesn't seem to go with the music
and not in a bad way. I really like this song
hmm.
i like them live but...
...then i think I might fancy the bassist, and it all gets a bit samey after a while, bar the micro-song they play thats really really pretty.
The EP is ok, but they COULD be awesome. We shall see.
i've shagged the bassist.i tell ya,she works hard at it.i hate the band though
Why isn't the opposite of disappointing appointing?
Good e.p., good live... generally a good band. They had a lot more tunes floating round on the internet prior to this e.p. being released (removed for obvious reasons)... I don't think any of the 4 tunes on the e.p. would make it into my top 5 Elle Milano tunes so if you liked the e.p. then, my god, have you got something to get excited about.
Oh and inter-band relationships always end in tears... you know who you are.
I saw 'em
thought they were a bit cack.
heh
I thought this EP was a mix of really embarrassing sub-sixth form lyrics and decent Art Brut-meets-Bloc Party flourishes. Loved the splendid overdriven keyboard ending on one of the songs.
live?!?
I'm seeing them for the first time this sunday...I quite like to new single, but it seems slightly "samey".....