"We Have Everything We Need"
13 October 2008, 10:00
| Written by Marc Higgins
Shelleyan Orphan have been around for a good few years now. Formed in the 1980's by Caroline Crawley and Jamaur Tayle, they released three albums before disbanding in 1992. But as this is the time for reunions, why not. Not that they'll be embarking on an international money making tour or anything.We Have Everything We Need is their come back record and has a distinct European feel to it. The sort of music you might hear in a middle class wine bar. Not to bring class into it but it does sound rather middle class, and kind of bland. Romantic orchestral pop that has a trip hop edge but isn't very interesting at all. They were accused of being pretentious first time around and, after listening to some of their old tracks, that accusation is true. After some time away they have cut down on the ridiculous orchestral over pretentiousness and aimed for an edgy bittersweet trip pop sound. And to some extent they have succeeded but, whilst they have made some decent songs, there really isn't anything that grabs you. It's all a bit ‘background music'. You might hear it in a bar but you wouldn't bother asking what it was and you wouldn't have more than one drink anyway, it'd probably be 3.50 a pint!
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