What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
Another retrograde UK guitar band held up as the Next Big Thing, the very solid Vaccines aren't either as good or bad as that claim suggests.
The Vaccines like to work quickly. The group recorded its debut album less than a year after forming, and filled it with short bursts of exhilarating garage-pop. The music has a simple formula, and the execution is pretty straightforward, but don’t be mistaken: The Vaccines aren’t working in the spirit of the old punk…
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The Vaccines suffer the slings and arrows of those who consider the well-heeled rockers fake indie, a criticism that has dogged bands long before the Strokes, who do seem to have been a pivotal group in this London band’s life.
The Vaccines may have feverish fans and sceptical critics in equal measures, but now it's time to stand up and deliver.
Whenever the hotly-anticipated long-players eventually come from much-hyped bands, the scrutiny is almost unfairly meticulous. This will surely be the fate of The Vaccines.
If you strip What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? of all the hype and expectation, it can be a reasonably enjoyable record.
It's not class that's a problem for the Vaccines, it's being hyped more than their catchy retro indie deserves, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>
The Vaccines' 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?' is simply terrific. Rating: * * * *