Who remembers The Music? For a short while, they were the hottest new thing. It was 2002; Britpop was long dead and indie bands had begun crossing over with dance music. It was the perfect scenario for a band like The Music to rise to prominence.
This is The People EP, a four-song 12" featuring one of the highlights from their debut album. As a song, The People stands up quite well - you can see why it was very popular at the time - it's upbeat, something you could dance to or sing along to. The singer had a very distinctive northern accent, one that would have been very familiar to people who had lived through The Verve and the other big indie bands from the north in the 90's. But it's also quite a smooth voice and complimented the songs well.
The other songs on the EP are fine, but you can see why they weren't album cuts. I found this 12" about a year after it was released in Soho for £4. I had a bunch of their 7"s and thought it'd be a good addition. Plus, I think at that point I was still quite enjoying the band. Needless to say, this record hasn't had a lot of play in the last 10 years or so, but it's aged far better than I expected it to have.
Format: 12", picture sleeve
Tracks: 4
Cost: £4 new
Bought: Soho
When: 07/03/03
Colour: Black
Etching: none
mp3s: no
