{"id":6516,"date":"2012-09-11T17:20:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2012-09-11T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T16:20:28","slug":"artist-of-the-month-we-show-up-on-radar-sadness-defeated-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-we-show-up-on-radar-sadness-defeated-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH – WE SHOW UP ON RADAR ‘Sadness Defeated’ – Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sit back, make yourself a cuppa and turn up your headphones. You are about to experience something very special. It\u2019s not often you get the delight of finding an artist who captures youthful nostalgia and whimsy in the least \u2018twee\u2019 way possible, but WE SHOW UP ON RADAR<\/a><\/strong> does so flawlessly in debut album \u2018Sadness Defeated<\/em>\u2019. Seeking influences from poetry, folk tales and Andy Wright\u2019s imagination, WE SHOW UP ON RADAR<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s ambient melodic folk takes you into a musical fairy tale, spinning songs of human fragility to ones about corn.
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\nThe project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Andy Wright, \u2018Sadness Defeated\u2019<\/em> is eleven tracks of grown-up nursery rhymes, or at least that\u2019s what he\u2019d have you initially believe. Whilst tracks such as \u2018Celadora\u2019, \u2018It Should Be You and Me<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018Where is my Love (In the Arms of Billy Crystal)\u2019<\/em> harness the brassy hooks and lilting vocals of kitschy folk-pop, these sugary-sweet melodies are neatly juxtaposed against somewhat sinister lyrics. Compliment these with Andy\u2019s whispering, almost haunting voice and you have something quite remarkable. Personal standout track \u2018I\u2019ll be a Ghost<\/em>\u2019 is reminiscent of a prettier, more delicate Radiohead<\/strong>. Drenched in melancholy and desire, the lovelorn lyrics (\u2018I\u2019m slightly out of focus, in the corner of a photo, that you took years ago\u2019<\/em>) and ethereal accompaniment make for something completely intoxicating. Wright wraps up the album in a confident, if unexpected, manner with \u2018Hands Up If You\u2019re Lost<\/em>\u2019, a powerful and heavy finale that seems to come from nowhere yet is entirely welcome.
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\nLike the lovechild of The Flaming Lips<\/strong> and Bright Eyes<\/strong> that has been raised by Mercury Rev<\/strong> on a diet of stories by The Brothers Grimm, \u2018Sadness Defeated<\/em>\u2019 is for anyone who loves fanciful nostalgia with a sinister twist. A stunning debut brimming with potential hits, there is no doubt WE SHOW UP ON RADAR<\/a><\/strong> will be showing up on people\u2019s radars soon enough (sorry about the pun, had to be done).
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\nYours in Love of New Music,
\nMaddie Hammond X
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Sit back, make yourself a cuppa and turn up your headphones. You are about to experience something very special. It\u2019s not often you get the delight of finding an artist who captures youthful nostalgia and whimsy in the least \u2018twee\u2019 way possible, but WE SHOW UP ON RADAR does so flawlessly in debut album \u2018Sadness…<\/p>\n

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