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Having
heard them described as Leeds' own Oasis, receiving 10,000
Things' Foodchain EP did not immediately fill
me with joy. However, after a few spins their slightly
sleazy swingin' blues-rock began to sink its hooks into
my poor, unsuspecting brain.
Opener "Foodchain" builds from a drumbeat and a traditional blues guitar
line into an irresistible bluesy rocker - at which point the words John Spencer
Blues Explosion leap, lemming-like, from my mind. Without a similar sound there
is nevertheless the same sense of swagger in the tunes, which are carried ably
and with soul by Sam Riley, who also has a fine way with an entertaining lyric
(something often missing these days).
2nd up, "Oh no!" hikes the pace into the "potential moshpit" area,
but also shows 10,000 Things' softer side with a nice little quiet middle 8.
It still rocks though, no need to worry about that. In fact, there's plenty of
energy in all four songs and the playing is pretty tight, the only problem really
is in a lack of anything really memorable in the song writing department- there
are enough little hooks here and there, but things never seem to coalesce into
a truly great song. Because of this, the final two songs on the EP ("Mummy's
Big Plan" and "Back to Mine") whiz by in a blur of rock'n'roll
without really getting a chance to make a lasting impression. And that happened
every time I listened to them.
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