{"id":6325,"date":"2016-02-04T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-reviewtropical-contact-xs\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T12:58:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T12:58:39","slug":"review-tropical-contact-xs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-tropical-contact-xs\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Tropical Contact – XS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TropicalIt\u2019s little wonder that Huddersfield\u2019s Tropical Contact<\/b> will be supporting Ginger Wildheart\u2019s Hey! Hello! in a couple of months – this lairy mob sound like Ginger had he been raised on energy drinks and inescapable pop-rock. That is to say, \u2018XS\u2019<\/i> is a brilliantly subversive slice of poppiness with an infectious, hard edge.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the simplicity in which it\u2019s dished out with that makes ‘XS\u2019<\/i>, but with the same knowing wink and snarky, turned-up lip as a band like Future Of The Left. ‘This Is Goodnight\u2019<\/i> is a disco-rock tune with some thin synths weaved through it, while ‘Warriors\u2019<\/i> is just a straight-up rock banger, and ‘The Show Goes On\u2019<\/i> gives the typical airy power ballad formula some extra weight.<\/p>\n

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All of that isn\u2019t even scratching the surface, because ‘XS\u2019<\/i> is, after all, a very varied album. It mainly seems to draw from ’90s Britrock and bands like Manic Street Preachers and, of course, The Wildhearts, but painting them with some distinctly disparate influences.<\/p>\n

What could very easily have become a near-unlistenable hodge-podge of sounds and overreaching influences, Tropical Contact<\/b> make their brand of eclecticism very easy to swallow by making each song as catchy as possible, shown on the likes of ‘Emergency\u2019<\/i> and ‘When We Were Undertones\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s undoubtedly not an album for everyone – the sheer volume of ideas crammed into this album will put some people off – but for what it is, it\u2019s a surprisingly focused and accessible listen. Tropical Contact<\/b> may have pretty much come out of nowhere, but it\u2019s definitely worth keeping a close eye on them.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘XS\u2019<\/em> by Tropical Contact<\/strong> is released on 6th February.<\/p>\n

Tropical Contact<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Luke Nuttall (@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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