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<\/a>Like fellow Scots The Vaselines, whose Eugene Kelly was once a member and whose Francis McKee was in principal Bandit Duglas Stewart\u2019s prior band, The Pretty Flowers, the BMX Bandits were once championed by Kurt Cobain. And while the Gigolo Aunts also covered their \u201cSerious Drugs,\u201d commercial success has largely alluded the band. Nonetheless, Stewart and company\u2014and what a large company it has been, with close to two dozen people joining and leaving the ranks over the years\u2014have persevered as an indie institution of sorts, releasing an album ever few years as the mood strikes them.<\/p>\nThough they weren\u2019t actually on the original tape issued by NME<\/i>, having issued both an album and a song titled after the cassette, the Bandits have certainly come to epitomize that aesthetic. As they\u2019ve progressed, they\u2019ve dropped some of the scrappy inclinations of their early years for a more Bacharachian approach to pop. BMX Bandits Forever<\/i> (Elefant Records) is in such a vein, with Stewart veering between sentimental revelation and wry commentary over lilting pop tunes for most of the record. However, this approach really shines when Chloe Philip takes over the vocals on \u201cLove Me \u2018Till My Heart Stops,\u201d her sweet coo accentuating the song\u2019s mix of tenderness and bittersweetness. She shines similarly on \u201cNo Matter What You Say,\u201d a majestic \u201cstand by my man\u201d love song that blends flute into the mix of guitar and keys. More surprising, at least in relation to what you\u2019d expect on a BMX Bandits record, is \u201cRazorblades & Honey.\u201d Featuring Anton Newcombe, it sounds like a Brian Jonestown Massacre Song, only with Stewart on vocals. With such new wrinkles expanding upon the time-tested formula, Forever<\/i> shows why the Bandits continue to be perennial favorites, and why there\u2019s no reason that should ever change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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