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The Fratellis specialize in two things -- solid, slightly grimy guitar rock and laddish lyrics. That's pretty much the core of their solid debut album, "Costello Music," which has the Glasgow band rocking out with a gleeful enjoyment. Nowhere to be found is the mournful quality of their fellow Scottish bands. Instead, we just have sprightly, intensely catchy guitar rock that will have you singing about the Costello music. It opens with some rapid-fire drums and a catchy little riff, blooming out into a straightforward get-away-from-your-life song. Basically it's about some mischievous partying guys asking a young wife to leave her bland life behind, and come "live with us among the has beens and the addicts." Weirdly enough, it sounds appealing. Over a bed of nimble guitars, John Lawler/Jon Fratelli sings happily, "Dear Henrietta we're just three lonely boys/Though the girls love us we're so/Into you incredibly we'd love to see you terribly/We'd love to hate you but we don't have no choice!" It's followed by the unstoppable, quirky "Flathead," which is followed by a string of songs in the same style -- bouncy guitarpop, a languid sort of acoustic beach ballad, rollicking Britrock with fun sprightly melodies, rapid-fire guitar rock, and even a sort of bluesy-country-rocker at the finale. It's like sledding down a hill of kinetic music. "Costello Music" -- which is named after a character from rock spoof "Still Crazy -- isn't quite ideal, since some of the songs sound a bit too similar styilistically. But it's a pretty small problem for a pretty good band, whose songs are basically celebrations of solid music and fun times out on the town. Lawler and Barry Wallace are still kind of raw, but they can spin up some solid, catchy rock rhythms from sprightly riffs and murky bass, occasionally turning the music into an avalanche of unstoppable riffs. And Gordon McRory spices things up with a bit of banjo and bells in "Flathead," as well as a smashing set of drums that match Lawler's guitars perfectly. Lawler has a nice strong voice with a scratchy edge when he yells; he sounds like a stoked-up young guy who's recounting the crazy night out he just had. "And she danced like a medicine man/Drew a crazy picture on my hand and told me/She wanted to change my point of view/Asked me where I was going to..." "Costello Music" has the rough edges you'd expect on a debut, but this band is just bursting with energy and catchiness. Fun, rockin' and a little bit wild.Read full review
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