A great little card reproducing the artwork from PSB's second single from "Release", the album that now seems to be the anomaly in their recorded output. It's almost their "mid-career crisis" record, a low key traditional sounding (for any other band) affair, and appears to be something which they had to get out of their system. It's certainly odd looking as regular designer Mark Farrow wasn't involved in any way for the first and last time during their years recording for the EMI label. The song "I Get Along" is an Oasis-a-like plod-along, it's lyrics alluding to the then fraught relationship between Tony Blair and his New Labour colleague Peter Mandelson after the latter resigned from the Cabinet following a major scandal. All a bit dull truth told.
Of more interest on the CD singles are the fab live tracks from a Radio 2 gig, with a blistering "Love Comes Quickly" and a fantastic more traditional sounding (for this band) Blank & Jones remix of their preceding single "Home and Dry". The UK tour advertised was an interesting affair also, reflecting the stripped back sound of it's parent album by being PSB with real musicians, and no silly costumes. It worked brilliantly, but it's interesting they haven't repeated this since. An experiment with only partial success.
Of more interest on the CD singles are the fab live tracks from a Radio 2 gig, with a blistering "Love Comes Quickly" and a fantastic more traditional sounding (for this band) Blank & Jones remix of their preceding single "Home and Dry". The UK tour advertised was an interesting affair also, reflecting the stripped back sound of it's parent album by being PSB with real musicians, and no silly costumes. It worked brilliantly, but it's interesting they haven't repeated this since. An experiment with only partial success.
