For the Ben Sherman clad masses who've stuck by them there's good news as OCS have not found a new kraut rock direction. The riffs and harmonies are still as comfortably worn as a pair of old Gazelles and only new single 'I Just Need Myself' shows any sign of exuberance, with its soaring feedback driven chorus. The rest is a stodgy mixture of endlessly recycled homespun tunesmithery. 'The Song Goes On' does just that and 'Second Hand Car' is as crap as its title. If by the end of this album you have an overwhelming urge to wash the car and get your pension in order you only have yourself to blame. That David Gray's not bad though is he?
For the Ben Sherman clad masses who've stuck by them there's good news as OCS have not found a new kraut rock direction. The riffs and harmonies are still as comfortably worn as a pair of old Gazelles and only new single 'I Just Need Myself' shows any sign of exuberance, with its soaring feedback driven chorus. The rest is a stodgy mixture of endlessly recycled homespun tunesmithery. 'The Song Goes On' does just that and 'Second Hand Car' is as crap as its title. If by the end of this album you have an overwhelming urge to wash the car and get your pension in order you only have yourself to blame. That David Gray's not bad though is he?
