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There’s no doubt that we’re in the middle of a new, 21st century British Invasion. In the last few years, scads of great Brit bands and artists have been making their way across The Pond and taking American airwaves by storm. But, surprisingly, the new band with quite possibly the most iconic British sound isn’t British at all; it’s from Wisconsin.
Locksley may be made up of four guys from Madison, but they sound more like four guys who stumbled upon a time machine one afternoon in the ‘60s, while they were making their way down a street in Liverpool. From the first notes of their recently re-released debut album, Don’t Make Me Wait, the sound is heavily reminiscent of the Beatles—or at least the early Beatles, when the Fab Four were still young and naïve and happy and singing plain and simple songs about girls.
Similarly, Locksley’s sound is an infectiously cheery sound—a refreshingly boppy, poppy, happy-go-lucky sound that dares you to try to sit still (and—believe me—you don’t stand a chance). It’s fun and catchy and highly danceable, and it’s packed with flawlessly jaunty harmonies. Not only that, but it’ll take you back to simpler times, when you were young and in love—and that was all that really mattered.
At the same time, though, despite the classic influence, there’s nothing old or stale or outdated about Locksley. They give the old sound a new, updated twist—making them a strangely wonderful Wisconsin mix of old and new Brit-pop sounds.
From the bouncy title track to the edgier, amped-up “She Does”—a song that’s guaranteed to make you crank up the volume on your favorite music player—Don’t Make Me Wait is just a whole lot of fun. Though some tracks definitely stand out, you won’t find a single dud on the album. There isn’t a single track that you’ll want to skip over. So don’t even bother with downloading individual tracks; just pick up the whole thing—because this light and breezy album is sure to end up in heavy rotation in your CD player.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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