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BUSTER SHUFFLE from London will release their new album via People Like You Records on September 15, 2014.
BUSTER SHUFFLE were a surprise band in 2010 with their first album “Our night out“ (review of the re-release at ramtatta.de under http://www.ramtatta.de/s/reviews/f/details/id/3700/), a band that hardly anyone had on their radar but quickly found fans and admirers. Radios and magazines took notice of the band just like the Broilers, with whom the band toured in Germany.
In 2012, their second notable success, “Do Nothing“, was released. Further tours, more fans, and increased recognition from media and promoters followed. They played major festivals like the Fusion Festival in Germany and the Rebellion Festival in the UK.
One can say without exaggeration that the band has skyrocketed.
What more can come?
13 new songs, 13 times BUSTER SHUFFLE as you know and love them.
On “Naked“, the band returns in the first half more towards the sound of their first album, but also incorporates more pop, adds a touch of indie, and garnishes everything with their typical London style. It’s still all subculture. It’s still pop and everything together.
Ska, pop, rock, groove… the band has it all.
It’s hard to describe the band’s style, as it is truly unique and unmatched. Perhaps the best description is: Blur meets Madness.
The softer tones that the band presents with songs like “I wrote this Song because my Girlfriend told me I was miserable“ and “It’s OK because the kids are fashionable“ are something new that hasn’t been heard from the band before. The second half of the album features more quiet songs that are well arranged and exude a certain aura, but they lean too much towards indie-pop-rock for my taste. Or to put it bluntly:
It’s too slow for me, there’s too much schmaltz in it!
Of course, there are typical BUSTER SHUFFLE songs, powerful and danceable, on the album as well. These include “South“ (with a great, albeit very short intro), “Naked“ (with the fantastic opener and chorus “Let’s get naked and have a good time“), and the somewhat wavy “Devon“.
Overall, the album is divided into two parts. The first half moves forward nicely. This is BUSTER SHUFFLE as you know and love them. The second half is quieter and fades out slowly with the last two songs of the album, “Hound“ and “On your Way“.
“Naked“ is thus the famous coin with two sides. Not really good, not really bad, but also neither fish nor fowl. It almost seems as if the band and the producer lost control of the album after the first five songs (to say the least, it became somewhat indifferent).
