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It’s hard to believe that  Feeder have been around for the past 16 years. I have seen Feeder literally dozens of times before at various festivals and gigs and have always enjoyed their unbelievable catchy and sing along singles. The sort of records that you need to hear once and then will be humming for days later. Despite their success in the singles market for some reason Feeder have failed to record their definitive album. That is until now. Their new album “Silent Cry” which came out ealier in the year is a marked departure from their previous albums and is a lot harder and hopefully will see them open up to a broader audience. The album entered the charts in the top 10 and contains the single “We are the people”.

The gig was excellent and as expected the band performed all of their biggest hits (”Buck Rogers” “Just the way I’m feeling”) as well as a smattering of new tracks from the new album. If you bought and enjoyed their “Singles” album you should pick a copy of this (or download it from iTunes) as it’s probably one of the best rock records of the year.

Written by John Rahim

I had not seen the Infadels before so was interested in catching them live supporting Feeder at Koko. The band have been on the live circuit for three or four years now however despite continually gigging have failed to get the same level of press of many of their contemporaries. Their latest pop/rock album “Universe in Reverse” was released in June by the achingly trendy Wall of Sound label and was produced by ex Killing Joke bassist Youth, whose previous productions include Depeche Mode, GNR and The Verve’s. The record is certainly accomplished however has failed to make any significant dent in the music press or indeed album charts.

The Infadels are a good live band and their front man Bnann Watts puts on an enthusiastic show however musically they fall in between two camps on one hand their write very accessible pop songs such as the very memorable single “Free things for poor people” and “Code 1″ however most of their other material is much rockier. In my opinion the band have still to find their true direction however when they do could be as big as the Killers or McFly,  take your pick!

Written by John Rahim