http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13219&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss<I>Talk About the Weather</I>, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's iron-clad debut, sounds naggingly familiar; it's a thick cold shoulder that you know you've felt before but can't quite place. But then "Hollow Eyes" starts up and, all at once, it hits you: Joy Division. The scraping guitars, tyrannous drum machine and deeply entrenched vocals all bear an unmistakable resemblance to <I>Warsaw</I> and <I>Unknown Pleasures</I>. RLYL knocked the rust off of the old weaponry brandished by groups like Wire, Joy Division and Fad Gadget and made it a threat again. Despite an anti-pop sensibility, some of their material is still deeply catchy, even danceable. Morbid young souls wishing to mince about while remaining ever so cool can count on RLYL for both dancefloor inspiration and a quick remedy for smiles, hilarity, even the occasional spell of optimism. Though the title of <I>Nothing Wrong</I> (1988) is clearly ironic, the album did offer a slight abatement in gloom. Stand-out track "Only Dreaming (Wide Awake)" is as near as they'd ever come to a straight-ahead love song, even if only the Kafkas of this world could have recognized it as such. - Chad DriscollPost-Punken720Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:37:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13219&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss <I>Talk About the Weather</I>, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's iron-clad debut, sounds naggingly familiar; it's a thick cold shoulder that you know you've felt before but can't quite place. But then "Hollow Eyes" starts up and, all at once, it hits you: Joy Division. The scraping guitars, tyrannous drum machine and deeply entrenched vocals all bear an unmistakable resemblance to <I>Warsaw</I> and <I>Unknown Pleasures</I>. RLYL knocked the rust off of the old weaponry brandished by groups like Wire, Joy Division and Fad Gadget and made it a threat again. Despite an anti-pop sensibility, some of their material is still deeply catchy, even danceable. Morbid young souls wishing to mince about while remaining ever so cool can count on RLYL for both dancefloor inspiration and a quick remedy for smiles, hilarity, even the occasional spell of optimism. Though the title of <I>Nothing Wrong</I> (1988) is clearly ironic, the album did offer a slight abatement in gloom. Stand-out track "Only Dreaming (Wide Awake)" is as near as they'd ever come to a straight-ahead love song, even if only the Kafkas of this world could have recognized it as such. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22900579&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:48:40 -0800 Playlists Featuring Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on Rhapsody Online 22900579 ply.22900579 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22900579&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22865830&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:53:26 -0700 Playlists Featuring Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on Rhapsody Online 22865830 ply.22865830 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22865830&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11037147&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:21:33 -0800 Playlists Featuring Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on Rhapsody Online 11037147 ply.11037147 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11037147&variant=play&rws=%2Fred-lorry-yellow-lorry%2Fplaylists.rss