Pub Rockers!, 3 Out Of 5 Stars
I first got wind of The Fratellis when they opened for The Police on their reunion tour on the Philadelphia stop. The Scottish trio was raucous, energetic and had songs that were loaded with do-do-do's and la-la-la's. Perfect for a big stadium of sing-alongs. Nothing complicated, and as the soundbite that was used in a famous beer commercial showed ("Chelsea Dagger"), these guys could pound out a great hook to down a pint by.
"Costello Music" is a title without meaning from a band with no big messages. There's no time to bother with any ballads, they wouldn't fit the la-la's on the likes of "For The Girl" (about a star-crossed pair of lovers whose main flaw was that "She was into the Stones when I was into the Roses." Sure, it's an inside musical joke, and if you get it, The Fratellis are probably a band you'll like. You miss some big Brit-rock that sounds like it wandered into a pub with Amps turned up to 10? "Costello Music" fills the bill.
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