Pete and the Pirates - Little Death

Pete and the Pirates - Little Death
Release date: 17/02/2008
Label: Stolen Recordings

Reading's five-piece “Pete & The Pirates” debut “Little Death” scrapes in at just over 35 minutes. In fact, most of these songs shoot past at more than 20 songs per hour, basically they are short and fast.

Tommy Sanders, of the brilliant Tap Tap, sings upbeat pop tunes about love and insecurity but more importantly about getting drunk, picking up women and waking up the next day with a steaming hangover and a head, or should that be bed, full of regret... I say bed as there are numerous references to the place of slumber, as if maybe it’s a protest against having to sleep when there is so much fun to be had.

"You might find yourself, embarrassingly, humming and toe tapping in the middle of Tesco’s"

Tom revisits Tap Tap’s “She Doesn't Belong To Me” that demonstrates how his new band have moved out of the bedroom and into the studio, the overall production is more polished. That said, all the warbles and slips are still there, retaining the charm of “Lanzafame”, which could have so easily have been lost.

“Little Death” is packed full of ecstatic grinding guitars, blistering bolts of thunder drumming, super fast hand-claps and heightened screams of drama. But, it's all so politely delivered. Each song is simple, yet captivating, and will rattle around in your head. You might find yourself, embarrassingly, humming and toe tapping in the middle of Tesco’s. At least you've been warned.

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