shop | mailing lists
musicOMH
music: track reviews
Headland - Monster In A Shirt (Touchy Feely)
UK release date: 3 July 2006 (download only)
Headland - Monster In A Shirt

buy music
This off-centre piece of randomness is the first track from the electro-rock-pop ensemble's forthcoming second album. Don't bother looking for it in the shops as they're going down the Gnarls Barkley route, and all the tracks are only being released downloads before the album hits as a CD.

The intro is an eclectic squalling slice of mayhem that certainly grabs your attention with its drums and screaming. Just when you think you've got it figured out the guitars and lyrics kick you realise this song is an absolute gem. It has a raw, almost unfinished, edge to it but that's all part of the allure.

It's strangely infectious - it will be on a loop inside your head and if you're not humming it as well then you're either seriously preoccupied or dead. Although if you're in the office then it's probably best not to sing along, as lyrics like "I'm gonna spill my seed all over the world" may raise a few eyebrows.

Trying to draw comparisons or provide labels is problematic, primarily as the band have gone out of their way to prevent it. So the only thing to really say is that considering the cost of a download these days it's well worth it. If you like things a little more electro, then go for the Headland vs Agent Sumo remix.

Share ('DiggThis')
end of year feature
musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2009
From the nearly 700 albums we reviewed this year, which did our writers love the most?
Introduction
50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21
20-11 | 10-4 | 1-3





TOP ARTICLES NOW
INTERVIEW: Yeasayer spill some Odd Blood

INTERVIEW: Los Campesinos! plot a path for romance on their third album

ALBUMS OUT THIS WEEK: Midlake, Hot Chip, Ali Farka Toure And Toumani Diabate, Corinne Bailey Rae, Los Campesinos!, Ke$ha, The Album Leaf, Husky Rescue, Riva Starr, Chew Lips, OK Go, Oh No Ono, Nils Frahm, The Soft Pack...

ALBUMS COMING SOON: Yeasayer, Fionn Regan, Built To Spill, Two Door Cinema Club, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, Pantha Du Prince, Sambassadeur, Field Music, Holly Miranda, Lightspeed Champion...

INTERVIEW: Field Music measure up

RELATED ARTICLES
NONE AVAILABLE



  more track reviews...


musicOMH
about us
contact
copyright
home
elsewhere
Twitter
Facebook
Last.fm
Soundcloud
MySpace
© 1999-2010 OMH