Music Mondays: Marvels from England

Across the ocean we do go, dipping back to 2005 to meet the quintet of quintessential performers who exceed expectations on their debut disc A Certain Trigger. It has been on rotation in my stereo system for years. We have it here. And to say they rock is like taking coals to Newcastle, which, fancy that, is where they are from.

The disc does have a fault. It is just shy of forty minutes. It leaves you wanting more of their post-punk, keyboard infused, rhythmic hooks and poetic portraits in poignant lyrics of love lost, found at inappropriate moments and even a bit of fun braggadocio about romancing skills. One of my absolute, all-time favourite tracks in my personal music history is the up-tempo, punchy, catchy "Apply Some Pressure" - even after hundreds, literally, of listens, I do love it so. Shards of sentences and bars of music resonate in mind of "Going Missing" with its slower, reflective, melodic moments. Then, sharp as a tack these souls, the passage "I am young and I am lost / Every sentence has its cost / I am young and I am lost / You react to my riposte" sticks to me as a clever sort of look at their lot in life from "The Coast Is Always Changing."

And this lot of lovely gents happens to be splendid in a sound recording. Though, upon borrowing the disc from our favourite local library, finding you too love it so dearly as I do, watch for them touring around the town and see a live show. It is an electric spectacle of energy, wild jumping scissor kicks, thrashing about in time to the tunes and romping around, wooing the audience with their captivating forms, witty banter and wondrous accents.