Ocean Colour Scene

OCS continue to try to bring the blues bluster of Traffic to a generation raised on Oasis. The group's sixth album fires up the riffs and exploratory solos, and forms them into muscular mod-pop and anthems that cause fists to fly defiantly. Solid, swirling soul outings like the title track provide the most comfort.

On their sixth studio record, Ocean Colour Scene don't stray far from the mode of their
pleasing 1996 Brit-rock breakthrough Moseley Shoals. The band still practices the same
retro naturalism and love for soul and psychedelia, but amid the trad modness it gives
increasing attention to breezy pop ditties and neo-folk melodies. The guitars are either
huge (as on Big Star nod "Golden Gate Bridge"), funky (on the Faces-esque "I Just... More >