Cuddly Shark -‘The Road To Ugly.’ (Armellodie)
Following on fr
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om their self
-titled debut, released back in 2009, ver three-piece Shark prepare to issue their sophomore album, hav
ing prefaced it with the
Body Mass Index EP towards the end last year.
For my money, the two tracks from that EP that reappear here (‘Body Mass Index’ and ‘Overpriced’) are the strongest here, though I’ve got a soft spot for album opener ‘SPMG’ too. Rather like fellow Scots We Are The Physics, there’s a quirk
iness to these two la
t prices today in the USA
ds and lass, and an admirab
le sense of not taking themselves too seriously.
Several listens in, I have to say that I would be lying if I said that I was in love with the whole album. But there are some excellent tracks on offer here, and there are far worse ways of spending thirty-five minutes.
***1/2
The Road To Ugly is released by Armellodie on January 28.