As a film – Sunshine pop with thoughtful lyrics
For me it’s not often that an album can start off from being disliked to being one of my all time favourites. As a Film by The Bank Holidays is one such album.
From the A capella opening track, “The Voice I hear when I alone” the album has a bright and airy feel. When you listen to the lyrics the songs become all the more captivating hooking you into the music. This is best done in quiet contemplation which lets the lyrics shine to the chirpy sound.
I call it jingle jangle pop primarily taken from The Byrds song which uses jingle jangle in its lyrics. (Turn, Turn, Turn)
Cheating, Cheating has a very much a Beatles sound to it as does Like a Piano. (Although both from different Beatle periods. ) Like a piano makes me laugh and wince all at the same time with the idea that a piano that falls on you can make you chest feel strange.
This Elated Height has clever lyrics and provides a nice link, I feel, to Cheating, Cheating. Folded in Half starts off with male and the female voices lyrics before launching in the first verse which has my favourite “relate to” lyric.
Its a great album where the songs have nice and short tracks. Perfect for this type of music but sometimes you almost wish they went just a little bit longer. But what the hey. Just play it the whole album all over again.
Highly recommended if you like jingle jangle airy guitar based music with lyrics that you listen out for