Mostens first track is an odd 17-second spooky instrumental, which sounds like the introduction to a horror film and it is called 'Roy's Theme'. Moving forward, his next track 'Cow Tipping' has a lot more of an upbeat vibe about it. The introduction has a very catchy car riff and the first line is;
"There's a toy collectors fair at Fenton community college, but he won't be there - his Astra's packed in last year."
I like this line because it's close to home, and the song reflects that Mosten hasn't got a very big ego and is a very humble person, who is proud of where he is from. GWARN STOKE!! His third song is called 'Satellite Manager' and this is less indie rock, however it does sound similar to some of the work off Jamie T's most recent album 'Carry On The Grudge.' The fourth track is called 'Fat Knacker' and I can see a pattern of odd song titles... Nevertheless Mosten's odd song titles do not influence the actual songs. The track that I was most interested in listening to was the mid-track which is called 'I Was Born In Stoke-On-Trent'.
"I don't know much that's for sure, but I know what's knocking on my front door."
Considering this song is about Stoke-On-Trent I am just going to presume that you're implying that this line is about the police knocking on your front door, as you know.. It is about Stoke-On-Trent after all!
The sixth song is called 'The Inflatable Man' and it sounds very melancholic at the beginning and continues throughout, right to the end. I think that the contrast between this song and the previous track works well considering 'I Was Born In Stoke-On-Trent' was very upbeat and catchy and this song is very slow and gloomy. 'Ten-A-Penny' is the next track on the album and an accordion opens up the song alongside the guitar, which is something a bit different.
"I'm no coffee man, take me down to the burger van. Where you can live and breathe with more kids than teeth, tragically ever after. Welcome to the theatre of the absurd."
Sounds like an episode of Jeremy Kyle! However I can see the humour within this song, and I think that it was very cleverly used. The eighth track on the album is called 'Blue Rinse Brigade' another catchy folk song with repetitive guitar riffs.
"Pays with the exact change not matter what the price, carries enough coins to park in Hanley overnight."
This song reminds me of myself, however I would love to know what the Blue Rinse Brigade is, so could somebody please be as generous to write to me in the comments explaining what it is! The second to last song on the album is called 'Stanley'. Continuing the upbeat folk theme is 'Stanley', this is definitely the most catchy song due to the high level of repetitiveness within this track.
"Stanley, oh Stanley. The mysterious disappearance of Stanley. Stanley, oh Stanley - everybody looks the other way."
Finally, the last song on the album is called 'Make Believin' and it is actually the longest track within the album.
"I've been dreaming of the summer; when I can take my bicycle across the top of Biddulph Moore without freezing, make believin' that anything is possible."
Bob Mosten is reminiscing a very nostalgic memory of his youth where he was in love;
"You can sit across my handlebars, and point out all of your favourite stars."
Yet again, another one of Mosten's catchy songs.
In Conclusion for an unsigned singer/songwriter this album has been very cleverly written and it is very well developed. The only thing that I would change about it would be the first song, but that's just down to personal preference, as I think that songs that are just an instrumental are merely just album fillers. On a brighter note, all of the other songs are exceptional to be honest. Even though some of the song titles are quite odd, nowadays who's song titles aren't odd?! I would definitely recommend that you give this album a listen, if you haven't already - it is on Spotify and iTunes. Here is the link to his iTunes :
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