Ripcord - Rumpus Room

Thursday 1st June 2000
Ripcord - Rumpus Room
Ripcord - Rumpus Room

STYLE: Rock
RATING 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 1560-2467
LABEL: Independent
FORMAT: CD EP
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Liz Knowles

I suspect this band don't like being categorised - the five songs on the EP range from indie rock to punk via funk and almost classical, and I think they could be great live. The music is seriously accomplished, perhaps even a little too polished at times. Nicola Hodges' voice (do I detect a classical training there?) works brilliantly with the acoustic guitar on some of the songs, notably "Cry At Your Feet", the best song on the CD, but is sadly a little lost in some of the more robust numbers. The lyrics are worth hearing - not explicitly Christian, and often quite girlie, but without the need for the public therapy of Alanis Morrisette. There are some excellent riffs too - great bass on "Unlucky" and "Crash" is really funky. I'd like to hear more.

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