Whenever the vast amount footballers get paid is mentioned, the justification for their bulging wallets always takes the same argument. It's the one that goes, "ah yes, but it is a short career, what are they going to do once the hit 30 something and can't be a footballer? All that cash is to get them through their astoundingly lengthy retirement." Of course we know what happens to footballers when they stop being footballers. They become pundits. They become managers. They sell crisps. And they become professional alcoholics.But what if they wanted a career in music that surpassed the glory of Hoddle and Waddle? What if Ivan Campo hangs up his boots at Ipswich and thinks, "right then, it's a bit of busking for me, a few low key gigs, and then a best selling album ”“ I won't need a band, I'll just be a solo artist." What about Ivan Campo eh? Some bunch of bastards have nicked his name. What's he going to do now?On the strength of this mini album he'd probably go for a dubious sliding challenge, followed by a "good luck lads I'm off to the pub to pursue my new profession." This lot, this Ivan Campo, have nipped in and popped up with a bunch of songs that even the firey Spaniard would stuggle to top.Super 7 is classic folk pop that is instantly accessible and undeniably catchy. There's no point denying that the Merseybeat influence of The Beatles is prominent. You'll also find parallels with The Coral, Cast and Shack, but it's almost certainly a disservice to Ivan Campo to merely suggest that they sound like a bunch of other bands. And it's definitely unfair to compare them to Cast in any significant manner.As much as there's no point denying the influences, there's also no point denying that Ivan Campo's simplistic songs hit the mark every time. Opening track 'The Great Procrastinator' possesses a melody that is so familiar that somehow you can sing along to it even if it's the first time you've heard it. Any maudlin elements are cancelled out by a beautiful vocal and gently chiming xylophone. It's their strong sense of melody that pervades this album and makes Ivan Campo such a promising proposition. 'The Lotus Eaters' bounces along with little more than a neat hook, a tambourine and some cracking backing vocals.'Darling Diva' steals from The Kinks but gets away with it scot free by delivering the whole thing with a sunny charm and the clever use of a Casio watch as percussion. Their best moment comes with 'The Girl I Thought I Saw' which drops the sunny disposition for a couple of minutes and allows the poignant lyrics room to breathe right into your ear.Ivan Campo, if you're reading this don't even consider picking up a guitar; this lot have the beating of you. 73%Ivan Campo on MySpace