When: June 3rd 2011
Where: Red Bull Studios, London
Chameleon Circuit sing songs about Doctor Who. As awful as that may seem as a concept, it isn't.
After the success of their self-titled first album, the announcement from CC that 'Still Got Legs' was in production left a lot of fan girls and boys hovering somewhere between 'OMG CHAM CIRCUIT ARE BACK' and 'OMG STEVEN MOFFAT IS RUINING MY LIFE' (the latter really hasn't got much to do with the music. It's more the result of Moffat confusing a lot of people on a regular basis.)
I'm just gonna put it out there that Red Bull is a company that I now have a lot of appreciation for. They basically ensured that the album could be made, after Michael Aranda got stuck in France, by sorting out travel and moving all the guys' recording equipment. Then they hosted the listening parties where there was free pizza and RedBull. Kudos to them.
Now to the music.
As we were all sitting in the studios listening to the album play, there was one thing that became immediately clear. Still Got Legs is different. Not different in a bad way, or different in the way that your Mum used to describe those kids at the park that ate sand, it just has a different sound to the first album. Honestly, I was impressed.
The boys have done an amazing job, and that, if the Q&A session is anything to go by, is partly down to one Michael Aranda. According to the other band members, Michael was more devoted to this album than their previous producer had been, and it really does come across. They've managed to create an album that's clean-cut and impressive without being overproduced. As for wanting to mix up their sound, they've pretty much got that on point too.
Taking all this into consideration, 'Still Got Legs' is obviously still Chameleon Circuit. They may have mixed things up but they're still singing about Doctor Who, and frankly, their lyrics are a joy to listen to. (I will testify this with no doubts, because I choked on my red bull during 'Kiss The Girl'.)
The change in line-up has also worked in the band's favour. It now looks like this:
Alex Day
Charlie McDonnell
Liam Dryden
Eddplant
Michael Aranda
There is no denying that 'Still Got Legs' is an impressive record.
The album is available for pre-order now HERE and ships on July 12th
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