After the resounding success of Costello music, The Fratellis had a lot to live up to for their second album. The media pressed that the ‘woeful’ second album of every artist would be likely for The Fratellis second. This is not the case. The Fratellis has met expectations, and thankfully has exceeded it. It can be quite tricky for a band to write an album that preceded concert anthems like Chelsea Dagger and Creeping Up the Backstairs, but the guys decided to go on a slightly different path.
The album begins with a more crunchy, more rock steady song, ‘My Friend John’. The song starts off a bit downbeat, but takes off blissfully. MOAR »