THE VOYEURS
''RHUBARB RHUBARB''
NOVEMBER 11 2014
44:51
1 Train to Minsk 05:16
2 Pete the Pugilist 03:54
3 Stunners 02:55
4 The Smiling Loon 03:57
5 Say You Love Him (And Choke 03:40
6 England Sings Rhubarb Rhubarb 03:44
7 Rhubarb Rhubarb 05:32
8 Damp Walls 05:05
9 May Will You Stop 04:49
10 French Fancy 05:54
All Tracks By The Voyeur
Charlie Boyer/Guitar, Vocals
Sam Davies/Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
Samir Eskanda/Drums, Percussion
Ross Kristian/Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Danny Stead/Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Tim Sendra (AllMusic)
After releasing a couple singles and the excellent Edwyn Collins/Seb Lewsley-produced debut album Clarietta, Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs dropped the first part of their name and tightened up their sound considerably. So much so in fact that their second album, Rhubarb Rhubarb, sounds like a condensed version of their first. The live and slightly rough sound Collins and Lewsley got on their first album is gone, replaced by a smoother, more focused approach. The songs are a little tighter too, with less room for the rambunctious rambling that made Clarietta a little unpredictable. This time out the band spent a bunch of time honing and re-honing the songs for the second album, and it shows. On the razor-sharp "Stunners" or the chugging "Train to Minsk," the Voyeurs sound like a nice combination of the Strokes and Television, utilizing the best parts of each band.
BIOGRAPHY
by Tim Sendra
Charlie Boyer got his start in music playing for a bunch of bands, most notably the folky Electricity in Our Homes, before deciding to finally do his own thing in 2012. He released a solo single ("Ducks"/"You Haven't Got a Chance") for Blank Editions, then decided to get a band together to help realize his vision of Tom Verlaine fronting a psychedelic Velvet Underground. Sam Davies, Samir Eskanda, Danny Stead, and Ross Kristian joined, and after being impressed with their gig opening for Heavenly Recordings' band TOY, the label's Jeff Barrett asked them to make a record. "I Watch You" was produced by Edwyn Collins and Seb Lewsley at their West Heath Studios and released in September of 2012. The label then asked for a full-length, and the group hit the studio again with Collins and Lewsley, emerging with the Clarietta album. It was released by Heavenly in May of 2013. After spending a long time and lots of effort refining the songs for their next album, and after a name change to just the Voyeurs, Rhubarb Rhubarb was released in late 2014.
''RHUBARB RHUBARB''
NOVEMBER 11 2014
44:51
1 Train to Minsk 05:16
2 Pete the Pugilist 03:54
3 Stunners 02:55
4 The Smiling Loon 03:57
5 Say You Love Him (And Choke 03:40
6 England Sings Rhubarb Rhubarb 03:44
7 Rhubarb Rhubarb 05:32
8 Damp Walls 05:05
9 May Will You Stop 04:49
10 French Fancy 05:54
All Tracks By The Voyeur
Charlie Boyer/Guitar, Vocals
Sam Davies/Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
Samir Eskanda/Drums, Percussion
Ross Kristian/Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Danny Stead/Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Tim Sendra (AllMusic)
After releasing a couple singles and the excellent Edwyn Collins/Seb Lewsley-produced debut album Clarietta, Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs dropped the first part of their name and tightened up their sound considerably. So much so in fact that their second album, Rhubarb Rhubarb, sounds like a condensed version of their first. The live and slightly rough sound Collins and Lewsley got on their first album is gone, replaced by a smoother, more focused approach. The songs are a little tighter too, with less room for the rambunctious rambling that made Clarietta a little unpredictable. This time out the band spent a bunch of time honing and re-honing the songs for the second album, and it shows. On the razor-sharp "Stunners" or the chugging "Train to Minsk," the Voyeurs sound like a nice combination of the Strokes and Television, utilizing the best parts of each band.
BIOGRAPHY
by Tim Sendra
Charlie Boyer got his start in music playing for a bunch of bands, most notably the folky Electricity in Our Homes, before deciding to finally do his own thing in 2012. He released a solo single ("Ducks"/"You Haven't Got a Chance") for Blank Editions, then decided to get a band together to help realize his vision of Tom Verlaine fronting a psychedelic Velvet Underground. Sam Davies, Samir Eskanda, Danny Stead, and Ross Kristian joined, and after being impressed with their gig opening for Heavenly Recordings' band TOY, the label's Jeff Barrett asked them to make a record. "I Watch You" was produced by Edwyn Collins and Seb Lewsley at their West Heath Studios and released in September of 2012. The label then asked for a full-length, and the group hit the studio again with Collins and Lewsley, emerging with the Clarietta album. It was released by Heavenly in May of 2013. After spending a long time and lots of effort refining the songs for their next album, and after a name change to just the Voyeurs, Rhubarb Rhubarb was released in late 2014.
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