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Golden Boy / Left A Note
GLAD RAG RECORDS
Back with his latest slice of Richard Ashcroft meets Arctic Monkeys inspired indie rock, GOLDEN BOY is the latest single to be lifted from Rob McCulloch's ESCAPING TIMES album.
This is solid if underwhelming stuff from McCulloch, a decent enough sounding single that finds the singer/songwriter banging out by the numbers indie rock, his soulful vocals ringing out over warm guitar chords; all very Stereophonics and Travis. The flipside LEFT A NOTE is another solid sounding effort, an acoustic ballad that again sees McCulloch delivering a quietly assured performance.
Hardly the most exciting or groundbreaking of releases from Rob McCulloch, GOLDEN BOY finds the singer/songwriter continuing to bang out solid sounding indie rock all the same.
BIOGRAPHY
ESCAPING TIMES is the debut album from the northern singer-songwriter Rob McCulloch, a young man with an eye for detail and more than a knack for a good tune. This album contains 13 of them; including last year's download phenomenon SOMETHING ABUSE - it sold over 9000 copies, a figure that would have meant a 'chart hit' had it come out this year. Elsewhere, the lazy majesty of OUT OF MY SKIN, the quintessentially English sound of BURNDEN and the first single from the album, SIX OF ONE, shimmer with a down-to-earth charm often missing in modern rock.
Rob was born and bred in the heart of Lancastrian town Bolton and its
inspiration finds its way into many of Rob's songs and lyrics.
Developing a love of writing at a young age, and a passion for poetry that only continued to grow through his teens, it was a chance meeting with future manager Wendy Ellis that encouraged him to pick up a guitar and put his words to music. The Jam, The Small Faces, Oasis... Rob took the Mod sounds that moved him and updated them to his own experiences. The result is a sound that reflects his roots, lacks nothing in passion and is completely timeless.
He has already acquired a loyal fanbase in his hometown and the North West of England and over the past year laid some tracks down on his debut album Thoughts Alone. This will be his first indie release and Rob has been taking advice of industry panels from In The City and also SXSW, where his music received attention and great praise and actually reached the final of The Juke Box Jury.
ESCAPING TIMES is a mature and varied album from someone so young, with Rob's wisdom here in abundance. Ignore at your peril.
DISCOGRAPHY
PEACE OF MIND
REASONS TO ANSWER
ONLY QUESTIONS
ALBUM FOR THE WEEKEND
WAIT AND SEE (Clockhouse Records>2003)
That One
This Shows I Care
Preston Footwear
Its Sex
No Names No Promises
Woodwork People
Planet Of My Own
Wanted Out
Minor Love
Somebody Oneday
Where I Stand
Mr Fahrenheit
Stronger
Pharaohs Of The Sun
Dead For Lies
THOUGHTS ALONE (Clockhouse Records>2004) Let It Go Taking Off With You Take Me Whole Be Free Doing You Wrong Fucking With My Mind Hard To Breathe Beauty Inside So Many Colours Questions In Disguise
SOMETHING ABUSE (Inch>2006)
Something Abuse
The Times
Charm Less
SIX OF ONE (Glad Rag Records>2006)
Six Of One
Sonny
ESCAPING TIMES (Glad Rag Records>2007)
Something Abuse
Barbican Street
Out Of My Skin
Doing One's Bit
Footsteps In The North
Golden Boy
Valediction
Six Of One
Infernal Paradise
Cinnamon Sticks
Happened To Happen
Disrepair
Burnden
GOLDEN BOY (Glad Rag Records>2007)
Golden Boy
Left A Note
LINKS
Rob McCulloch>www.robmcculloch.com
FURTHER LISTENING
Richard Ashcroft>Alone With Everybody (2000>Hut/Virgin) The Open>Silent Hours (2004>Polydor)
Oasis>Be Here Now (1997>Creation)
Review date: June 2007 |
