The Scottish band The Phantom Band is considered the hope in frightened British pop days. On the debut album Checkmate Savage, we hear a band unleashing a torrent of ideas on the listener. Transverse indie rock รก la Pavement with an electronic twist, that is the constant that you can distill with some good will. Numbers are preferably expanded a little longer than desired. Rehearsal can work well,
… but Crocodile's endless krautrock-esque intro could easily have been cut by half. The necessary teething problems on this record, but also enough moments that make you sit up straight. (MS)more
