'Shy bairns get nowt,' which in Northern English dialect means as much as 'shy children get nothing,' is a fitting title for second album by young Amsterdam-based band Queen's Pleasure for two reasons. First, the British aspect: the band is marketed by label
Excelsior as "the best Britpop since the Brexit. Reminiscent of
Arctic Monkeys,
Blur,
The Dandy Warhols, the band writes strong melodic songs
… delivered with a heavy dose of energy. Which leads to the second point: the band is definitely not made up of shy bairns. A lot goes wrong in the world, and certainly in Amsterdam, and everyone is allowed to know it. It sounds crude, but that's actually nice for a band with such a distinct post-punk sound. That's why the urgency in the music of Queen's Pleasure sounds sincere. This is in the lyrics - which describe contemporary problems in a nicely disguised way - but equally in the energetic drumming and catchy guitar riffs. If they weren't so gloomy themselves, you'd say the band has a bright future ahead of them. (JV)more
