The Charlatans – You Cross My Path
Posted by PacMusic on May 14, 2008
Safe and comforting alternative rock.
It’s quite hard to listen to this album and not feel optimistic. If you’re in the depths of autumn, you know that winter is coming but this album reminds you that spring is just getting it’s wellies on. The only exception to this is the song ‘My name is despair’, which, as you can probably tell, is less about the optimism and more about despair but don’t let this worry you, there’s still a pinch of optimism in there.
It’s a nice, safe album that wraps you up in a familiar blanket and puts you to bed with a drink of hot milk.
The tidy guitars and the soothing vocals surround you and give you a cuddle and a kiss on the forehead. The drums tuck you in at night and the bass keeps guard outside the door to protect you from anything scary and unfamiliar.
The album is very well presented and should be a good companion for you.
Listen to this album: Tucked up in bed.
Rating: 82%
Extracts from ‘Mis-takes’, ‘A day for letting go’, ‘My name is despair’ and ‘This is the end’
‘Oh Vanity’
