Band: The Pigeon Detectives
Release: We Met At Sea
Release Date: 29/04/2013
Yes that’s right The Pigeon Detectives are still around! If you thought they fell into the hole of non existence you’ll be shocked to hear they’ve got a brand spanking new album about to come out. Think back six years ago: Wembley stadium had just been built and Gordon Brown had just come into power – times were different. But it was then that The Pigeon Detectives released their debut album ‘Wait For Me’.
Back then The Pigeon Detectives were a breath of fresh air: they were new and exciting filling dance floors with their indie-pop edge. Roll forward six years and the musical world is very different but The Pigeon Detectives are no different. They seem to have found it hard to move on. There’s nothing wrong with keeping a style but it seems nothing has changed. For those who LOVED them in 2007 will probably still love them. But for us it was just too little, too late.
Opener ‘Animal’ has anthem-like qualities, it’s bouncy and has that breezy indie feel The Pigeon Detectives have always had. It could have been massive though if they’d just pushed a little harder. ‘I Won’t Come Back’ is the closest they come to a new sound, everything is grittier and the riffs are heavier, whilst still retaining the jingly indie guitar feel. It sounds fresh and new and not like an old track you’d forgotten about and are re-listening to.
The rest of the album is a blur of lively up-tempo beats, chant like vocals and soft overriding riffs. It’s simple, it’s easy to listen to if nothing else. ‘Light Me Up’ begins with the sort of sound you’d expect from an arcade game which blurs in the background throughout. We can’t quite decide if it’s a good addition which will make you want to dance or just damm annoying noise. There’s a fine line apparently!
‘We Met At Sea’ isn’t a life changing album or a game changing album for the band. It will be a fan pleaser for those people out there who still love the band. The album makes for a slightly repetitive listen although none of the tracks can be branded as ‘bad’. We were expecting more from a band who were great at the top of their game!
6/10
Reviewed by: Rhian Westbury
