Here We Stand (Fratellis, The) Review
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Rolling Stone
n 2006, this scottish trio burst onto the U.K. charts with their debut, Costello Music, where they sounded like popwise lads who'd downed a steady diet of T.Rex, Oasis and beer. Here We Stand keeps up its predecessor's swagger, but the album's debts to glam and Brit-rock forbears (there's some Bowie and Clash here, too) give you a vague sense you've heard these songs before.
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All Music Guide
On Costello Music, the Fratellis sounded like a ragtag gang, churning out pint-hoisting anthems with anything goes charm and creativity. On their follow-up Here We Stand, it feels like they worked on this music, stepping out of the pub to smooth the edges off their songs and clean up their sound. This doesn't always play to the band's strengths -- where their debut was effortless fun, Here We Stand is more effortful and less memorable.
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