In-Flight Safety - We Are An Empire, My Dear (2009)

Genre : Indie,Rock,Pop,Alternative GOOD!!
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Tracklist

01. I could love you more
02. Big white elephant
03. Model homes
04. Crash/land
05. Torches
06. Actors
07. Amy racina
08. Cloudhead
09. Paperthin II
10. Paperthin
11. The warning
12. Fill our wounds

It is strangely appropriate that the second track on In-Flight Safety's new album, We Are An Empire, My Dear is called Big White Elephant. Why you ask? Because the elephant in the room whenever anyone discusses this amiable Halifax foursome is the dreaded c-word. Not that c-word, you filthy pervert, but the band fronted by Gwyneth Paltrow's husband - which was once much loved, but now mostly scorned (disclaimer: I have pretty much always been a part of the latter group). Clearly, this lazy comparison is a problem, as anyone who is likely to dismiss Coldplay out of hand might do the same with IFS, and that would be a real shame. Because, and here is the newsflash you've been waiting for: In-Flight Safety is not Coldplay.

Yes, both play music that leans towards the lush, "radio friendly" side of the spectrum, but anyone that thinks that IFS is a bunch of hackey dudes that got together to rip off Chris Martin is sadly mistaken. They are sincere, talented guys, and We Are An Empire, My Dear does nothing but reinforce that opinion. Of course my opinion of the band is biased, as I've witnessed their participation in the Halifax music scene up close over the last couple years. We've seen the guys from the band in the crowd at a number of shows, seen them in other projects (Dan Ledwell's solo work, Dan & John Mullane as part of The Prospector's Union, and unless I'm mistaken, Mullane even worked one of the soundboards during our showcase\extravaganza during this years HPX). So what am I saying here? I don't exactly know, but I'm spending a lot of time defending an a band that doesn't really need the help, so let's discuss the new album, shall we? It's a good one.-Read More From Herohill

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