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The Vaccines Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations review: The band rock up with an exhilarating album to banish January blues, writes ADRIAN THRILLS
The Vaccines have become standard bearers for a punchy strain of British guitar music in the 12 years since they topped the charts with their second album, Come Of Age
The Vaccines might have become standard bearers for a punchy strain of British guitar music in the 12 years since they topped the charts with their second album, Come Of Age, but they’ve never quite shaken off their debt to the storytelling traditions of the folk scene. He taps into his native Merseyside’s tuneful pop heritage, but also works in references to Lou Reed, James Joyce’s Ulysses, 1970s soul act Flashlight and late Brazilian singer Gal Costa, sampling the latter’s 1960s tropicalia hit Baby. The results are scattergun and some of the tunes undercooked, but Hackman — who plays everything bar brass and strings — has an ear for a lyrical couplet and, on No Caffeine, tongue-in-cheek advice on how to avoid a panic attack: ‘Take a day off work, call your mum, have a glass of wine, stay away from fun.’
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