The opening track of the album consists of rhythmic riffs and repetetive drums and it is called 'Under The Rug'. This commonly used phrase is often used when you're trying to avoid something or you're trying to avoid a problem.
"Tell me tomorrow, cus I'm not listening today."
The following track is called 'Marriage', it has a very dynamic intoduction and it is about a man who considers marriage to be a very miserable event within your life due to the woman constantly nit-picking at you.
"I would love to see you gone, I would love to see you somewhere that's not everywhere. Don't make my talents feel so strong, but you find a spanner in the works."
However towards the end of the song he realises that when you devote your love to somebody through marriage, you start to see more flaws in yourself than you see in them.
"You're so pretty; you don't have to keep your clothes on, so don't think of me as a prison - more like a fish tank with no water in."
The third track is called 'Living' and that has a very sharp intoduction with the vocals and drums. This is about the harsh reality of falling in love with a woman who is a single mother.
"20 to 8 his morning, I hear the baby yawning... She seems to care too much for takeaways n boozing, Angelinas missing out."
Then in the chorus he thinks that he will have to ditch his boozing antics if he wants to be with her. On the other hand, she thinks that she either has to choose between her daughter or the bloke. However, he comforts her by saying they both love her, and will do anything just for her love and affection.
"She's living just to be your love, I'm living just to be your love. We're living just to be your love."
'Talk About Two' is the fourth track on the album, and it's more of a slow melancholic song about nostalgia.
"Endless days roll by me, the sun swaggers by into the sea. Remember the time when the heavens, the heavens came crashing down."
With their catchy repetitive chorus, you can't resist the urge to sing along;
"Hold on darling, hold on darling."
This next track is a lot more indie compared to the previous tracks and it is one of my more favourable tracks off the album and it is called 'Psychotic'. This is evidently about a woman with a serious mental illness as you can tell by every line within the lyrics, however I think the specific illness that she has been diagnosed with is schizophrenia.
"Only time I'm lonely is when I'm with you, I wouldn't mind if it was just you, but there's two of you. It's never gonna get you, and that much is true. Never was your saviour, will never defeat you. "
To bring the vibe up a beat is the next track called 'Cracks'. Even though I'm not particularly keen on The Libertines, it does sound very similar to some of their work, but I like it. This upbeat track makes up for the two previous more sympathetic songs with its fast guitars, paceful drums and chirpy vocals. The next song is also very upbeat with similar drums and guitars, it is called 'Tenement Light'.
'You tell me everything that's on your mind, I'll tell you everything is gonna be fine."
The song then closes with a faded finish on the drums. The eighth track of the album is called - 'House Of Queues' and interestingly the intoduction consists of a harmony on the first line of;
"And I would love.. To see you gone."
This track is a ballad, with its rhythmic drums and guitars and slow vocals which creates a really pleasurable melody. The chorus is also very catchy, similar to many of the tracks on the album and I've come to the conclusion that The View are an incredibly underrated band. My ultimate favourite track on this album is 'Penny' as it collides so many different genres together and it surprisingly works! A slow country verse, soon jumps into a hard rock chorus with crazy guitar riffs!
"And I don't mind you and all the things you do, so you shouldn't mind me and all the silly little things that I do."
The final track to cease the album is called 'Voodoo Doll' it has a very groovy intro on the guitar before the vocals collide, and as the song progresses, so does the speed. This will be the one that fans will go crazy for at gigs, arm and arm around eachother, jumping up and down, screaming the lyrics out like their lives depend on it - you can just picture it!
In conclusion I was ever so surprised with this album, as it is literally faultless! The only thing that I was expecting was a title track, however they didn't really need it. The album has just the right balance of moods and every track has a catchy chorus, however the songs that particularly stood out to me were; 'Under The Rug', Talk About Two', 'Psychotic', 'House Of Queues' and 'Penny'. I would 110% recommend that you give this album a listen if you haven't already. This album honestly made me realise what an underrated band The View are, I just wish that I had realised it earlier on. I shall definitely be going to see them when they next play at Stoke! Definitely worth a listen!
10/10
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