Ocean Colour Scene are a singles band if ever I heard one. Beyond these couple of top tunes you see, the music fades into that bland indifferent realm of the average pop song. Or worse, into that of the boring pop song. So, I approach this Ocean Colour Scene's fifth album with little hope that the band have suddenly stepped out of their role as a singles band and become a brilliant and experimental indie group.
Mechanical Wonder throws up few surprises.
It's a good song, catchy and melodious with decent lyrics. A real radio-friendly pop tune. It is also the best song of what is a decidedly dull album. The ten tracks that follow are all decent songs but are totally lacking in any passion whatsoever. Dull slow ballad type tracks that don't really go anywhere.