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02/05/2012
The Primitives Echoes and Rhymes Elefant; 2012 By Ned Raggett The cover art of the new Primitives album, their first full length in 21 years, offers a good idea of what the UK group was always about. Even a glance tells you they're of a certain time and place, an era where song titles appeared…
The Primitives - Echoes And Rhymes Coventry's indie popsters return with a feast of obscure '60s covers.Wait around long enough and it seems every band eventually reforms. The allure of the stage and public adoration is just too much to resist. Whether it's The Stone Roses or The Beach…
Retro-Spaß mit Mädchengesang POP The Primitives feiern nach 17 Jahren Comeback (sr). Poppig wie Blondie, intellektuell wie die Smiths und punkig wie die Buzzcocks. Daswaren "The Primitives" zu ihrer Hochzeit. 1986 zum Beispiel, als die englische Band mit "Crash" einen veritablen Hit hatte. D…
Video of the Day: The Primitives By Stewart Mason If you're in that part of the Venn Diagram where the circles for fans of late '80s UK indie pop and Stanley Kubrick's Lolita intersect [most of the CM staff are raising their hands at this point], have we got a Friday morning t…
Reformed three years ago, THE PRIMITIVES now release their comeback album Echoes And Rhymes (Elefant) though rather than new material it turns out to be retro concept collection of covers of female fronted songs from the 60s and early 70s that stays true to the era but also mixes in the band’s own…
The Primitives: Single & clip La banda inglesa está por lanzar 'Echoes and Rhymes', un álbum con covers oscuros de los 60 y 70 "Turn off the moon", el primer sencillo del álbum, fue originalmente el lado B del sencillo "Lolita ya ya", corte central de Lolita, la cinta de Kubrick…
Pitchfork [Usa]: "Echoes And Rhymes" review
The Primitives Echoes and Rhymes Elefant; 2012 By Ned Raggett The cover art of the new Primitives album, their first full length in 21 years, offers a good idea of what the UK group was always about. Even a glance tells you they're of a certain time and place, an era where song titles appeared…
02/05/2012
Harmonic Distortion [Uk]: "Echoes And Rhymes" review
The Primitives - Echoes And Rhymes Coventry's indie popsters return with a feast of obscure '60s covers.Wait around long enough and it seems every band eventually reforms. The allure of the stage and public adoration is just too much to resist. Whether it's The Stone Roses or The Beach…
01/05/2012
Musik Express [Ger]: "Echoes And Rhymes" review
Retro-Spaß mit Mädchengesang POP The Primitives feiern nach 17 Jahren Comeback (sr). Poppig wie Blondie, intellektuell wie die Smiths und punkig wie die Buzzcocks. Daswaren "The Primitives" zu ihrer Hochzeit. 1986 zum Beispiel, als die englische Band mit "Crash" einen veritablen Hit hatte. D…
26/04/2012
Mojo [Uk]: "Echoes And Rhymes" review 4*
20/04/2012
Critical Mob [Usa]: Video of the day “Turn Off The Moon”
Video of the Day: The Primitives By Stewart Mason If you're in that part of the Venn Diagram where the circles for fans of late '80s UK indie pop and Stanley Kubrick's Lolita intersect [most of the CM staff are raising their hands at this point], have we got a Friday morning t…
20/04/2012
The Mike Davies Column [Uk]: "Echoes And Rhymes" review
Reformed three years ago, THE PRIMITIVES now release their comeback album Echoes And Rhymes (Elefant) though rather than new material it turns out to be retro concept collection of covers of female fronted songs from the 60s and early 70s that stays true to the era but also mixes in the band’s own…
18/04/2012
La Banda Elástica [Arg]: Previous review of “Echoes and Rhymes”
The Primitives: Single & clip La banda inglesa está por lanzar 'Echoes and Rhymes', un álbum con covers oscuros de los 60 y 70 "Turn off the moon", el primer sencillo del álbum, fue originalmente el lado B del sencillo "Lolita ya ya", corte central de Lolita, la cinta de Kubrick…
