Sergeant Buzfuz // High Slang
Sergeant Buzfuz - High Slang
Sergeant Buzfuz’s fourth album sees the band continue to develop their unique blend of pop, psychedelia, Celtic folk and punk. It’s an odd mix that works on the more straight forward numbers such as catchy opener ‘God to Holloway’, the uptempo folk of ‘My Drinking Friends’ and the amusing ‘In The Back Of My Cab”, but it can give the album a slightly disjointed feel. You also have to give them credit for their bizarre series of 5 songs about Popes of the 11th and 12th centuries, ‘Here Come the Popes’. Parts 2, 3 and 4 are collected here, with part 4’s funky bass making it the standout of, not only the series, but the whole album (and really I never thought I'd find myself thinking, ‘that song about Popes and the Magna Carta’s pretty good’). While I can’t imagine ‘High Slang’ launching Sergeant Buzfuz into the mainstream, it’s certainly an interesting proposition. If you fancy something a bit different to the indie landfill of recent times it’s certainly worth a listen, and in the case of the Pope trilogy, an educational experience!
7/10 Jimmy James
