
The Roulettes: You Want It
By Ania Glowacz
It's a short and sweet journey, with only two of the seven tracks clocking up more than three minutes. Still The Roulettes manage to sound like many of the best British pop and rock 'n roll bands all at once. There's everything here. Beatles-like melodies, Stones' groove, Oasis without the attitude, the sounds of UK indie bands of the '90s. All very upbeat and still relaxed, it is full of hooks and power pop stylings well-matched by the very styled less-is-more artwork - succinct and tasty. The lyrics are similarly catchy. This delightful angular take of a potted history of rock 'n roll is supplied by just three persons - Dunedinites Ben Grant on bass, guitarist Justin McLean and drunmer Tye Scott (son of Larry's Rebels' drummer Dennis Stott). The retro embellishments are not overdone making this safe to play with any era of rock and roll furnishings.
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