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My American Heart – The Shake (Awful Feeling)

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Having never listened to the band before, the name ‘My American Heart’ made me not want to change this fact. After listening to ‘The Shake (Awful Feeling)’ however, I’m extremely glad that I gave the band a chance. The band went into the studio last February with James Paul Wisner, a producer that has worked with bands such as The Academy Is… and Dashboard Confessional, and are to release the album their new album in early November through Bodog Music. Wisner’s production values are extremely apparent here, and with a sound remarkably similar to that of The Academy Is…, My American Heart have in my opinion come out with an extremely high quality single. With some terrific guitar licks, supreme vocal talent, and a downright dynamite chorus; ‘The Shake (Awful Feeling)’ is bound to go down exceptionally well upon release. With an average age of only 20, My American Heart have accomplished a hell of a lot for their years and will without a doubt continue to grow and flourish as a band. I for one am thoroughly looking forward to the release of their ‘Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather’ album later on this year.

Label: Bodog Music
Release Date: 8th October 2007

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Kate Nash – Mouthwash

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With an image printed on to the CD of a birds eye view of a cup of tea and saucer, it took me a while to understand why this was so. Of course, the chorus contains the throwaway line of ‘I’ve got a family, and I drink cups of tea’, so that’s where they got this ingenious idea from. Lousy CD picture aside, the single itself is entirely detestable. The lyrics are laughable, the vocals thoroughly irritating, and the tune not remotely likeable. A cringe worthy continuation of last single ‘Foundations’ ridiculous rhyming of ‘Bitter’ and ‘Fitter’, the couplet of ‘Family’ and ‘Tea’ has to be heard to be believed. Her immaculate use of rhyme and strong grasp of the English language is perhaps on a par with that of William Blake in his ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’, Or maybe her writings more akin to the meaningless ramblings of Mr Blobby in his 1993 Christmas Number One?

It is not often that an artist will irritate me to such a massive extent, however Kate Nash is without a doubt the most irritating singer songwriter this country has ever produced, and lets face it; there’s a hell of a lot of competition for this accolade.

Label: Fiction Records
Release Date: 1st October 2007

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