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Headlines & Lies / The Pirate Song
PERIPHONY RECORDS
A messy collision between the Dropkick Murphys and the Waterboys, Make It Better Later are a Hull outfit dealing in indie tinged celtic punk.
New single HEADLINES & LIES opens in a hail of fiddles before a torrent of thrashing guitars gatecrash the party, the song a schizophrenic and uneven affair that constantly veers between styles and genres never really settling into any particular groove. The vocals fall somewhere between Fred Durst and Belle And Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, an uneasy fit that hardly adds much to proceedings, only adding to the general feeling of confusion.
Backed with the drunken sea shanty that is THE PIRATE SONG, Make It Better Later make a faintly embarrassing attempt at comedy, kind of Hayseed Dixie meets Pirates Of The Caribbean on a heavy night out on the town.
HEADLINES & LIES is an ultimately uneven and messy sounding affair that finds Make It Better Later failing to make much of an impression.
BIOGRAPHY
Make It Better Later were formed in November 2005, the first thing they did was book a gig two weeks later. This caused a panic and so a set's worth of songs were hastily written and rehearsed, before MIBL's sound was unleashed on an unsuspected small crowd in the Ringside in Hull. From there the band didn't stop working, gigs we're booked around the UK.
Two weeks after the first gig MIBL recorded their first EP COASTER. The whole process took two days, from the first note to the final master being burnt onto CD. The band has always had a strong DIY ethic and so spent time burning CDs and copying artwork themselves and securing a digital distribution deal for COASTER via iTunes.
When recording COASTER, some synth violin was added to the infamous PIRATE SONG and due to the popularity of the song live, the band decided to recruit a violin player to recreate the sound. Rosie was drafted in for a few gigs but unfortunately had degree commitments to attend to and so recommended Amy as a replacement. Immediately the band gained musical credibility as Amy (a 'proper musician') joined them. From there the violin started to become an integral part of the foursome's song writing and live sound.
In the summer of 2006 MIBL embarked on a UK tour with Masenko, before bunkering down into a proper studio to record their debut album. After a hectic 12 months the band show no signs of easing up as they release the first single (HEADLINES & LIES) from the debut album. The single is available for download via www.indiestore.com
DISCOGRAPHY
HEADLINES & LIES (Periphony Records>2007)
Headlines & Lies
The Pirate Song
LINKS
Make It Better Later>www.myspace.com/makeitbetterlater
FURTHER LISTENING
Dropkick Murphys
The Waterboys
Transplants
Review date: February 2007 |
