{"id":11212,"date":"2015-03-23T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-oui-legionnaires-its-not-what-you\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:16","slug":"album-review-oui-legionnaires-its-not-what-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-oui-legionnaires-its-not-what-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Oui Legionnaires – It\u2019s Not What You Need, It\u2019s What You\u2019ve Got (So Shut It)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"\u2018It\u2019s Not What You Need, It\u2019s What You\u2019ve Got (So Shut It)\u2019<\/em> may be a mouthful of a title, but there\u2019s nothing stodgy about this five-song EP. <\/figure>\n

Brief, punchy and filled with plenty of off-kilter hooks, Oui Legionnaires<\/strong> have delivered a svelte, perfectly formed EP which leaves you wanting more but gives you the ideal taste of their emo\/math pop crossover sound (or self-styled \u2018yelpcore\u2019 if you prefer). <\/p>\n

It also gives you a flavour for their theatrics. The opener clocks in at barely 45 seconds yet is blessed with a ridiculously long title \u2013 \u2018Dear Charlie, please write a hilarious title for this song, lots of love Chris\u2019<\/em> \u2013 showing the group\u2019s playful nature. That it really serves as a prelude to the rest of the EP is also a brave move, meaning nothing of real note happens until well over a minute in \u2013 and then \u2018Flat Peaks\u2019<\/em> thunders into life. It\u2019s a brilliantly paced opening but it shows the success of not throwing everything into the first couple of songs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After that, there\u2019s barely a pause for breath. \u2018Fuck You Nottingham\u2019<\/em> takes its cues from the classic jangly emo sound, albeit with a British slant. It sounds all the better for it too, while \u2018Aimee Hooper\u2019s M4 Party Express\u2019<\/em> shows the group\u2019s intricate guitar-work and strong vocal interplay off to its best. It perhaps helps that the gang vocals remind me of Soul Asylum circa \u2018Hang Time\u2019<\/i> too…<\/p>\n

The song which best pulls together all of the different sides to their sound is \u2018Million Dollar Shark Punch\u2019<\/em>. Breezy and accessible, it\u2019s gorgeously layered but still has sufficient bang and oomph. While it might be reminiscent of the likes of Dartz! or Johnny Foreigner, it\u2019s still packed with personality that is unmistakably Oui Legionnaires<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s Not What You Need, It\u2019s What You\u2019ve Got (So Shut It)’<\/em> EP by Oui Legionnaires<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n

Oui Legionnaires<\/strong> links:Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Rob Mair (@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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