The Charlatans - You Cross My Path - Album Review

It’s always good getting something for nothing, especially when it comes to music. Madchester band the Charlatans have very nicely put their most recent album out as a free download through the XFM website. Indiemonkey got very excited at the thought of a freebie, but is it worth downloading?

A Day for Letting go is a good start to the album, with the Britpoppy lyrics and indie keyboards that we all know and love the band for. Mis-takes made me all nostalgic for the Stone Roses, whilst current single Oh! Vanity made me think of lazy summery sundays hanging out in the nearest pub.

If you’re expecting something new from the Charlatans then you’ll probably be a bit disappointed (the start of Bad Days sounds scarily similar to nineties single Forever, whilst the Misbeggoten sounds like it’s been done before too) but there are some gems on there, and as it costs the princely sum of zero pounds and zero pence, it can’t be that bad.

The band have had ten albums: Some Friendly (1990), Between 10th and 11th (1992), Up to our Hips (1994), The Charlatans (1995), Tellin’ Stories (1997), Us and Us Only (1999), Wonderland (2001), Up at the Lake (2004), Simpatico (2006) and You Cross my Path (2008).

You Cross my Path will be released as a CD on the 18th of May.

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