{"id":1415,"date":"2012-06-14T11:03:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2014-05-17T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T21:19:31","slug":"the-wind-up-birds-talking-back-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/06\/14\/the-wind-up-birds-talking-back-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wind-up Birds: Talking Back All the Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While we moan like owt then this good shop shuts
\nWell take the blame
\nNo you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the guts
\nWhile we moan like owt then a good shop shuts
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d take the blame if we had the guts
\nFor the money we never spent
\nThe times we never went <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is how The Land<\/i>, the first full-length album from Leeds, England-based band the Wind-up Birds, opens: with an indictment that blankets us all who have popped around to the nearest discount megastore in the name of convenience and saving a buck, then proceeded to moan about what a shame it is when a good locally-owned store is forced to close. You know right off that if The Land<\/i> is going to leave you feeling anything, “comfortable” will not be among the emotional options. <\/p>\n

The Wind-up Birds – named for Haruki Murakami’s novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle<\/i> – have been playing together for nearly a decade, and perhaps it’s best that they waited so long to get their first full album together because this is a strong showing. While the intense “There Won’t Always Be an England” is the immediate favorite for me, I’d hasten to point out the greatness of tracks like “Nostalgic for….”, “No People Just Cutouts”, the first single “Cross Country”, and so on. <\/p>\n

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