Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
To cut through the air with a sound that captures the imagination of the listener on first go takes some serious effort, it is a sign of intensive and positive care for the music created and placing not just a stamp down on the offering, but causing an impact that leaves a sizeable hole that is near impossible to fill by others who seek the same domination of spirit.
For TV Pins, the release of their debut album, Aircutter, is one of huge importance and celebration. The band which understands the idea of amalgam of London assertiveness and chutzpah, and the generosity of Midlands’ spirit tagged with the boldness of previous generations from the area which catapulted heroes such as E.L.O. into the hearts of the nation as Britpop meets the West Coast sound of the 70s. Big, brave, willing to be bold and focused, and yet throughout playful, lively, and as mischievous as its possible to be, a general teasing hits the listener with abundance as Aircutter hits the space between life and domination.
James Schofield, Duncan O’ Neill, Miles Nicholas, Simon Hudson, and Grace Bailey-Hinks combine effortlessly and with an energy that is pleasing and energetic and to a point where musically the power chords and harmonies relay the belief of the sound back through to two of the most important eras to have hit the airwaves, and as the compelling tracks of the album sense a cause of duality to be explored, so the five-strong magnetically apply themselves to the future as possible festival headliners.
Across tracks such as the opener of Oh Yeah, the brilliant Magpie Eyes, Roundabout, Everysingletime, and Daisy Saturday Night, as well as the absorbing title track of Aircutter, TV Pins expose a flexibility of rhythm and mesmeric vocals, a set of poetic-like structures which parade and breath a cool, headline grabbing groove.
An album that is full of character, an album that is unafraid to extol the virtue of the past whilst being immersed in a present to which they will surely come to lead and beat the notion of the ordinary acceptance out of the park. Aircutter is a direct indication of new investment of sound.
Ian D. Hall