The Sunshine Underground
Borders

5/ 10 [Edit this Release]

Type: Single Release date: 26/02/2007

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by Dom Gourlay [Edit this content] ▾ 15 comments 10:23 February 26th, 2007

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Having emerged through a hail of fanfares just over a year ago with the incessantly catchy 'Put You In Your Place', the tide is starting to turn for The Sunshine Underground. _Or_, to pose the question more succinctly: am I the only person who feels distinctly underwhelmed by this lot?

Packed with promise and a healthy use of cowbells and bass lines, the early signs were that The Sunshine Underground looked set to be the UK's answer to Radio 4 and The Rapture – their hybrid of punk, funk and rock might just create a new dimension for up-and-coming bands to aspire to.

Sadly, one listen to 'Borders' dispels that myth quite adversely and only points at what cynics were probably whispering under their breath as long ago as December 2005: The Sunshine Underground are merely just another ‘indie’ band without ambition.

Disappointing.

The Sunshine Underground 5 / 10

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I'm with you Dom

Commercial Breakdown is a tune, in the old-school indie one-hit wonder tradition of the latter 90s, but the albums a bit of a bore. And by a bit I mean I can't remember anything bar said song, and have no idea which of them Borders is.

snow_brigade | 26 Feb '07, 10:49 | X | Reply

saw these

live last wednesday at the nme shgow, and they were really good, gave me a new found fondness for their album, although they do some times veer a little close to Killers Territory

niksays @snow_brigade | 26 Feb '07, 11:27 | X | Reply

Yep

There's so much great music out there that for anyone to bother with such a staggeringly uninspiring band as this is a little bewildering.

lloydybwoy | 26 Feb '07, 11:35 | X | Reply

This band

is just The Music under another name. I am sure of it.

poor_thing | 26 Feb '07, 12:36 | X | Reply

This is

actually my favourite song of theirs. Surprised by the 5!

supersonic @poor_thing | 26 Feb '07, 13:51 | X | Reply

Mine too...

Better even than put you in your place or commercial breakdown. The rest of raise the alarm aint that great, but this song is quality.

red_weather @supersonic | 26 Feb '07, 16:17 | X | Reply

I do trust

You gave it more than "one listen"? I think this has more substamnce than 'Put You In Your Place'.

...they're still abit rubbish mind you, three good songs, tops.

Donnie | 26 Feb '07, 18:41 | X | Reply

Better Live

I really like this track on the album, not sure it's a great single though. It's their most straight-ahead "indie" tune without their usual dancey-ness. They are brilliant live though

KillingMoon | 27 Feb '07, 12:26 | X | Reply

oh come on, they are a good band

with ambition. its just that they need a promo song and some more dates. thats it.

kowalski__ | 27 Feb '07, 13:43 | X | Reply

Bull****

How a song of this quality can get any less then full marks is beyond me. I am an avid Idlewild fan, yet I believe Borders to be a better song than No Emotion, which you gave 9 / 10.

This website has been in my favourites for years upon years. I've seen layouts change and thousands of reviews come and go... I have now deleted this site from my favourites. I have no intention of ever browsing this site again.