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'Filthy Pedro & The
Carthaginians' bring a lot of difference to the music
scene. They are in fact one of the bands that you cannot
understand why, but you can't seem to stop listening to
them. They have an edge above
the rest; they don't seem to sound
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similar to anyone which is the way get noticed.
The songs do indeed have the ability to be stuck in
your head, despite holding a key difference to their
style.
They give an easy listen and it doesn't require a
particular mood to tune into the band and appreciate
their style. With quirky lyrics, describing typical
day to day experiences without 'glamorizing' them,
the band give the down
to earth aspect that everyone experiences but no one
dares write about the reality and therefore, them
doing so gives you a song for every mood and
allowing ways to relate to them easily. |
The introductions to
the songs cannot go unnoticed. Many start off in a peculiar
manner that you imagine was not meant to be recorded, yet
somehow manages to work with the band. They have varied
introductions, for example in 'What Goes Up,’ that would
never work in any other bands’ style but this, yet 'Filthy
Pedro & The Carthaginians' carry this off, seeming almost
effortless.
'Rock n Roll Points' is
bound to be one of the favourites from the album, grasping
catchy beats and lyrics in which undoubtedly we can all
relate to at some point in our lives or even the fact we all
eagerly want the 'lifestyle' as it is portrayed within the
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'I'm Too Good For
You' gives a different take on the typical 'lovey' songs
that dominate albums, as you can tell from the song’s
title. The band write all their songs in a unique way
and give more ways in which you can relate to songs
using a different take than the typical. They have
written their songs skilfully, taking on the angles far
from the stereotyped and covering the actual reality.
If you had to put
the band into a specific category, you'd be sat for
hours deciding. They would ideally have to expand over
many, which just gives another key ingredient to their
unique style. Think folk music meets pop music, think
blues meets hip hop (believe it or not!) and think
British. Then there you have it; 'Filthy Pedro & The
Carthaginians'. The genre is as relaxed as the band come
across, giving them a wide appeal and a new twist to
British traditional folk music, breaking the stereotype
which comes attached to such and adding the new pop and
blues twist.
If all these genres
mashed into the one band doesn't sound like your type of
thing, well think again. You can only experience the
band's true feeling if you give them a chance. Think of
all the music you hear on the radio that you don't like,
but listen to anyway. A few minutes of your time could
be a changing experience, thanks to the bands quirky
recordings and they will give you an insight into a new
style of music altogether.
They are far from
the typical bands that dominate the charts and bands
that I would listen to but despite all this, I found the
band an extremely easy listen and one that I couldn't
resist swaying along to.
If you want a bit
of difference in your music style then 'Filthy Pedro &
The Carthaginians' are worth a listen. They will
indefinitely add variety to your music taste, with their
quirky style and different take on songs. They deserve
credit for their work and should have the praise for
maintaining their difference and not blending in with
the rest.
Review by Claire White
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