The Saints
Imperious Delirium
LP (2006, Cadiz)
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Am pleased to report that Imperious Delirium, the umpteenth Saints release, is a remarkably top album. I mean, ‘Je Fuckin’ T’Aime’ does sound a bit like a studio jam and ‘Getting Away with Murder’ though full of true sentiments is a wee bit dinky, especially the ‘12 lb toothbrush’ riff towards the end. But the rest’s mighty: ‘Other Side of the World’ is as grand as anything Bailey’s ever done, if not more; maybe kind of ‘Apology Accepted’ meets/roots ‘Waterloo Sunset’. Bailey does sing a li’l like Ray Davies here. ‘So Close’ is like one of the Saints’ 80s singles, a la ‘Just Like Fire Would’. ‘Drowning’ isn’t quite the rock out Bailey seems to think it is but it’s still a great piece of work. ‘War of Independence’ is a bit like Alternative TV trying to sound like The Church. That good.
The Saints at the moment are a three-piece band. They operate out of Amsterdam and Bailey writes almost all of the songs. The pictures of him on the CD sleeve masks his face while making him appear slender, which for all I know he is these days. The album, however, is not. It’s colossal.
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