Sunlight in Bloomington, MN

British
guitar pop
group
the Windmills
follow in the footsteps of such great
bands like
the House of Love
,
the Weather Prophets
the Go-Betweens
, and
Lloyd Cole and the Rattlesnakes
. They have the same ringing, jangling guitar and propulsive drumming.
Roy Thrilwall
has a world-weary mope of a voice that is eerily reminiscent of
Lawrence
of
Felt
at times. Like the songs of the aforementioned bands, the songs on
Sunlight
are mostly depressing and heartbroken:
"Pounds, Shilling and Pence"
and
"When It Was Winter"
are almost desolate in a shrugged-shoulders kind of way. Even the jauntily titled
"Be Groovy or Leave"
is a downer, since it isn't the singer giving the command, he's on the receiving end. Bummer. While
don't quite reach the level of their influences,
is a pretty good record and is recommended to fans of sensitive British
. ~ Tim Sendra