(�COPRO RECORDS�/ 13-track album)
Dai Lo ooze the most resplendently rocking dayglow.
Fracturing from the mainstream obsession with Emo-metal with pride, these 4 young dudes with these amazing 13 songs sound set to totally re-define the parameters of what�s truly rock; and what�s not.
Dai Lo honestly sound as though they�re one of the most original rock bands I�ve ever heard on account of this debut album of theirs, recorded in their hometown of Nottingham after having made a name for themselves playing around the country with King Prawn, Defenestration, Tung (RIP) and Earthtone 9 amongst other awesome bands.
Far from being an �accident,� this album is musical precision in all its glory and the variety between each and every single song is astounding. There is not one �filler� song here to bolster their package and every last note is worth its weight in spacedust, singer Shaun Bailey and friends proving they�re mature beyond their years.
Right from the album-opening �Vigilante,� Bailey�s vocals are the focal point and there�s no wonder he�s been compared to Faith No More madman Mike Patton. While Dai Lo are hugely angsty, the vocals thankfully refrain from screaming and shouting. Bailey�s super-strength voice is succulently soulful throughout, while the songs� choruses uplift through being so sublime. Check out �House of Cards� first up for proof, and then one of the album highlights in the incredible �Devil�s Prize,� as Shaun�s war of words tunefully rampages on into the flawlessly awe-inspiring and epic-nature of �Irresistible Force Vs. Immovable Object.�
Who knows if the band itself fully realises their importance in the UK rock scene, but they are most definitely forging a hugely exciting niche of their own. None of their songs have been written or are performed here by halves, with the briefly intense and mosh-tastic musical �Interlude,� the anthemic Feeder-esque zest of �Have It Your Way� and �Close� - which hears the vocals at their finest - sealing this band�s unique stance on the music scene.
This album is without a doubt a must-hear, must-feel masterpiece - for the future�s inevitably as bright as can be when played to the overtly passionate strains of the Dai Lo experience� 5/5 (STEVE RUDD)
Release Date: September 22nd 2003
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