(4-track sampler, expertly plugging summer �01�s �The Falls� LP)
Recent on-tour support for Wigan�s emotionally-meticulous Starsailor, the band name Snowblind�s being wafted round the country with sky-high hopes. Debut single �Cut� came out April 9th as a precursor to their �The Falls� LP this summer, and if this 4-track sampler�s anything to go by, they�re going to indulge in the best of both �pop� and �indie� worlds. �Cut� makes you wonder whatever happened to similar indie-popstars The Motorhomes with its New Order sheen, while �Easy Girl� highlights Jane Murphy�s versatile voice in front of Paul Williams� clean acoustic guitar� �You didn�t want me � it doesn�t make any difference.� �Message For Glo� seems a massive detour though, as its timelessly compelling piano melody suggests lonely alley-way walking through soft afternoon rain - but that�s maybe just the drink talking! Sounds as though singer Jane�s Yorkshire-hailing, and they�re sure exploiting a poppier nonce than The Beautiful South�s Oft.-disappointing sense of abstract blandness (�The Table�? � c�mon!). Dubstar and St. Etienne would kill for all Snowblind have going for them. (STEVE RUDD)
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