Sons and Daughters, This Gift

Sons and Daughters, This Gift (Domino-2008)

Glasgow based indie/rock band Sons and Daughters were onto album number three here. For me their was enough hard work done in the last two albums for the band to have a shot at something more.

I am not too sure why they never made it further with this album as it is back to back great music. Catchy poppy rock tunes that would make a radio melt with fun. The mixture of male and female voices on the singing really does catch the ear along with some nice harmonies it could get the worst karaoke singer grabbing a comb for a sing song in the toilet.

One thing I have to say is this really is not an all out pop album it has some very nice rock touches with nice riffs here and their in a kind of old school rock n roll style and first song 'Gift Complex' starts out with a fine example. With some nice production and the song opens up after the riff. Also some nice and loud bass lines here that are great for catching someone's ear and made for the radio.

The first few songs really are fantastic as is the production. 'Split Lips' and 'The Nest' really make you wonder who is working on this album and the name is very much familiar to most in Bernard Butler. he is ideal for this band.

One of the rare albums in the 00's that has that hit single feel to it and the tunes keep coming with 'Rebel with the Ghost' and 'Chains' making me wonder not where these songs fit on the radio but how often. Only two singles were put out with the second being a double A side with 'This Gift/Darling' sadly scraping in at the low end of the chart. A real shame as each song gives a a little bit of a different feel to the band all out pop song 'This Gift' being a classic A side and 'Darling' having a more rock feel to it.

The music here and the quality of the delivery would have stood out on Top of the Pops but this may well be where this band missed out as that show was cancelled in 2006 (two years before the album). I am not sure if the record label was right for this band as they really could have been big if the promotion was right.

But Again I am not blaming the label I am blaming you lot for not digging a little. Why not make up for it and get a copy of this album.

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