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• Artist: The Sunshine Underground
• Album: Raise The Alarm
• Label: City Rockers
• Year of Release: 2006
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• Reviewed by: mschmitt on 2006-12-06

Get some Sunshine in your life. These self described "slippery buggers" from Leeds are exactly what the doctor ordered, if a doctor were to order anything concerning indie-dance rock. The Sunshine Underground just get it right, pasting dirty guitar work over dance-dance beats and throwing vocalist Craig Wellington’s loud cheeky croons over the top in an artificial manner, but one that blends brilliantly and will have you jumping up and proclaiming "I love slippery buggers from Leeds!" In all seriousness, you got to have some fun with this. The Sunshine pour just enough dance into their sardonic indie silliness to create blend of dance-rock that won’t offend, nor cause headaches, and will still get you moving. The album is fast paced, so give it a listen a few times to find every little Sunshiney bit, including the subtle dance effects, quick duplicitous guitar work, and Wellington’s anger-backed shouting match with life. A definite must, "Raise the Alarm" should be heard by all indie fans, including those who would rather swallow their Radiohead albums than listen to dance. Simply, The Sunshine Underground put a scratchy indie edge on the old dance formula in a way that will make you want to bang your head and groove at the same time. Which you should do, there’s enough Sunshine for all.

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