THOMAS TANTRUM
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
O2 Academy 2, 11 - 13 Hotham Street, Liverpool L3 5UF
£6.00 advance Doors 7pm - 0844 477 2000
ALBUM ‘MAD BY MOONLIGHT’
RELEASED 12TH JUNE
ON STRANGER RECORDS
Thomas Tantrum are:
Megan Thomas – vocals, guitar
Dave Wade Brown – drums, vocals
Dave Miatt – guitar, vocals
Jim Shivers – bass, vocals
‘Mad By Moonlight’ is the glorious second album from Southampton’s super talented ThomasTantrum. A polished, verging on perfect indie-pop proposition, the all new Thomas Tantrum come bearing scrumptious melodies, lyrical sophistication and, for the very first time, the occasional synth…
Thomas Tantrum have created an album based solely around sleep, or lack of it. Including references to female insanity, insomnia and things that go bump in the night, each song is effortlessly wrapped in a dream like sonic cotton wool. It’s twelve tracks are influenced by each members love for wildly varying music whether it be The B-52s, Abba, The Sugarcubes or The Cure.
Thomas Tantrum released their eponymous debut in 2008 to great critical acclaim with the likes of Lily Allen and Glasvegas hailing them as their favourite new band. Since then they’ve undergone some major changes. They’ve enlisted the talents of a new drummer, Dave Wade Brown, and front woman Megan Thomas’s voice has matured and blossomed but still keeps it’s wry innocence, charm and wit.
Previous single ‘Sleep’ is an absolute charmer of a song. It kicks off with a Lulu- worthy wail from Megan and builds into a skewed- soul anthem worthy of any indie disco’s dancefloor. It’s partner ‘Cold Gold’ talks of Taming The Shrew and the story of a friend being bed-ridden suffering from depression.
The next single to be taken from ‘Mad By Moonlight’ is ‘Hot Hot Summer’ which is possibly the most straightforward pop song on the album. It’s a prime example of their talents for writing swooning pop-punk with killer choruses. All in all they’ve written a beautiful album full of carefree pop and heartfelt emotion.
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