Candidate // Psychic Dissonance From The Unself
"Eventually to be consigned to a wooden chest labelled ‘Derivatives’, they share their fleeting success with plenty of other bands..."
Release Date: 15.10.12
Candidate – Psychic Dissonance From The Unself (The Playground)
I think we can all agree that the Toy Story trilogy is a fantastic example of modern filmmaking. As a child the jovial parts of Toy Story naturally appealed to me more, but as a grown up I think the challenging parts are the most charming, and certainly the most emotive. I think everybody can empathise with Woody when he is grappling with the possibility of losing his place as Andy’s favourite plaything; everyone deals with loss at some point, and Andy’s faded signature on the bottom of Woody’s foot is a stunningly effective metaphor. Everybody had a favourite toy; mine was a stuffed tiger called Stripey. Thankfully he never got lost, or got broken beyond repair, as I don’t think I’d have coped in my childhood without him. Once you have a favourite, it’s very difficult to ever replace that. So what’s my point here? Well, in a round-about sort of way, Candidate are one of a whole host of bands who will unfortunately never be the favourite. Eventually to be consigned to a wooden chest labelled ‘Derivatives’, they share their fleeting success with plenty of other bands, plastic dinosaurs, and Mr Potato-Heads. It’s not that this record is bad, despite the preposterous title, it’s just not one you’ll fall in love it. By virtue of their name, Toy are the obvious shoegaze/dreamrock favourites at the moment. Their debut is hogging the limelight, and I think I’d suggest that as an alternative to this.
6/10 Alex Throssell
Release Date: 15.10.12
Candidate – Psychic Dissonance From The Unself (The Playground)
I think we can all agree that the Toy Story trilogy is a fantastic example of modern filmmaking. As a child the jovial parts of Toy Story naturally appealed to me more, but as a grown up I think the challenging parts are the most charming, and certainly the most emotive. I think everybody can empathise with Woody when he is grappling with the possibility of losing his place as Andy’s favourite plaything; everyone deals with loss at some point, and Andy’s faded signature on the bottom of Woody’s foot is a stunningly effective metaphor. Everybody had a favourite toy; mine was a stuffed tiger called Stripey. Thankfully he never got lost, or got broken beyond repair, as I don’t think I’d have coped in my childhood without him. Once you have a favourite, it’s very difficult to ever replace that. So what’s my point here? Well, in a round-about sort of way, Candidate are one of a whole host of bands who will unfortunately never be the favourite. Eventually to be consigned to a wooden chest labelled ‘Derivatives’, they share their fleeting success with plenty of other bands, plastic dinosaurs, and Mr Potato-Heads. It’s not that this record is bad, despite the preposterous title, it’s just not one you’ll fall in love it. By virtue of their name, Toy are the obvious shoegaze/dreamrock favourites at the moment. Their debut is hogging the limelight, and I think I’d suggest that as an alternative to this.
6/10 Alex Throssell
