2025 Charity Shop Purchases # 64 - Reverend and the Makers - The State of Things
I was vaguely familiar with the name Reverend and the Makers. I knew that they were a band from Sheffield and that's about it.
I thought it was worth a punt to pick up their 2007 debut album on the Wall of Sound label given it was available for 49p in Cancer Research in Stranraer. They were selling three for a pound but I could only come up with this and yesterday's Jackson Browne offering.
Heavyweight Champion of the World which apparently made number 8 in the UK Singles Chart seemed vaguely familiar.
It is pleasant enough but hardly inspiring. On the basis that I am unlikely to play it much (if at all) and the fact that the Pop/Indie shelves are full to bursting it point towards this one not being a keeper.
I like this band a lot... but I didn't really expect they'd be your cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteI saw quite a bit of Reverend and the Makers in the late 2000s thanks to having a son who was a fan and who needed driving to gigs! They were one of the supports to Arctic Monkeys when they famously premiered their debut alb at the Leadmill circa 2006. Was never really a fan of 'the Reverend' but Jon McClure made a name for himself at that time and is still a bit of a 'name' here in Sheffield still. Although not a fan as I've said I have to say He Said He Loved Me (co written with Alex Turner) from that album you have is a great track. Give it another spin - it's certainly worth burning to iTunes.
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