Denim is the project of Lawrence Hayward, formerly of the '80s jangly pop group Felt. Along with having a penchant for naming his bands after fabrics, Lawrence also has a tendency to write incredibly catchy, entertaining songs about seemingly nothing at all. Denim's 1992 self-titled debut album railed against the excesses of the '70s and '80s, and set Lawrence's tirades to a glittering glam-rock soundtrack. On Denim On Ice, he's still upset about pub rock and other more serious matters, but the music takes a new-wave turn, with prominent drum machines and synthesizers. Songs like "The Great Pub Rock Revival," "Shut Up Sidney" and "Silly Rabbit" mix Lawrence's goofy sense of humor with infectious hooks and melodies. Speedy, synth-heavy pop songs like "Romeo Jones Is in Love Again," "The Supermodels," and "Jane Suck Died in '77" are some of the album's highlights, as are the deeply cynical, funny and very British looks at everyday life in "Job Centre" and "Council Houses." Even the rare ballad on Denim On Ice — like "Synthesisers in the Rain" and "Myriad of Hoops" — crackles with Lawrence's dry wit. Though this import probably won't be released in the States, it's a must for Anglophiles and for anyone interested in some very personal, funny, offbeat music.
1. Great Pub Rock Revival
2. It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry
3. Romeo Jones Is In Love Again
4. Bumburger
5. Supermodels
6. Shut Up Sidney
7. Mrs Mills
8. Best Song In The World
9. Synthesizers In The Rain
10. Job Centre
11. Council House
12. Glue And Smack
13. Jane Suck Died In 77
14. Grandad's False Teeth
15. Silly Rabbit
16. Don't Bite Too Much Out Of The Apple
17. Myriad Of Hoops
18. Denim On Ice
14 comments:
Would love to here this but link seems broke it says no KB's can you re up please?
Also if you want a link for Denim Novelty Rock LMK cheers Jason
Everything's alright...Download it and you'll see.
It says no KB Look http://rapidshare.com/files/223917668/DenOI.rar | 0 KB
When I click it doesn't download nothing happens..I have downloaded 12 albums today all perfect and normally rapidshare works a treat..Jason
Can you reup this please...still showing 0kb
It downloads in 3 seconds as an empty file cheers jason
Did you open it?
I you had, you would have seen it's not an empty file... ;)
Had a look in the file and it just has text saying denim and no kbs or soundfiles...the actual link has no kbs in it.
really want to hear this too but once uploaded it has only 177bytes (took about 2 seconds) and asks for a password
Been saying this since April 22, 2009 1:07 PM
Please re-up dude : )
Do as Mr Moodswings says! Download the 'empty' file and open it.
Thank you for this post, I've wanted to hear this album for ages, but didn't want to buy without hearing some songs first. It was certainly worth the wait!
You're welcome, man.
And thanks for the comment. I understand people are a little surprised of the Okbs files so I explain it but when they ask again and again and again, I just ignore them.
Went and bought this £3 off the bay...bad album..also got the Instant Wigwam and Igloo Mixture so my set is complete....mmmmmmm
Hey Moody Boy....I have downloaded thousands of tunes through blogs...maybe my mac just got confused....I raise a glass of warm "um bongo" to you fella.
See, that's your problem, "dude". You download too much music. Maybe you don't really care for music.
Anyway, this Denim album's cool and everyone disagreeing with it is a soul-less person to me.
Btw, Wigwam sucks in a "funny and entertaining" way and haven't heard of the other one so that's probably crap.
Bye.
Thank you so much for the link, Mr Moodswings! I really love Lawrence for sure!
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