Hats Off To The Buskers - The View

The View are a Scottish Indie Rock band hailing from Dundee. They have been together since 2005 and are currently signed to the Sony BMG subsidiary label 1965 Records. To date this is their only studio album, however they are set to release a second at some stage in 2008. The album hit Number 1 in the album charts and also contains the Number 3 hit single 'Same Jeans' which I personally am a huge fan of. In the music of The View, their Scottish vocals come through extremely heavily and at times this makes it extremely hard to figure out exactly what the band are saying. It is just such a thick accent, and when sung with the slur that the vocalist utilises, ...  Read the complete review

The Tracklist 1. Comin' Down - 7 (out of 10) 2. Superstar Tradesman - 9 3. Same Jeans - 7 4. Don't Tell Me - 6 5. Skag Trendy - 8 6. The Don - 8 7. Face for the Radio - 7 8. Wasted Little DJs - 10 9. Gran's for Tea - 5 10. Dance Into the Night - 5 11. Claudia - 8 12. Street Lights - 4 13. Wasteland - 4 14. Typical Time - 5 The Review This scottish foursome from Dundee had been in and around the ever-growing british indie circuit for a while before this effort. Support slots with the infamous babyshambles and likewise primal scream have put this band in the hearts of many a ...  Read the complete review

HATS OFF TO THE BUSKERS is the title of Scottish indie rock band THE VIEW's album. The album contains 17 tracks. The opening song COMING DOWN is a fast paced track with great energy and superb instrumental work particularly from the guitar that provides an extra edge. SUPERSTAR TRADESMAN is a mellow track with strong vocals and lyrics that tell a good story. My favourite song on the album is SAME JEANS. The song has a corking intro which has a fast paced beat and excellent guitar and drum work with a powerful finish and catchy chorus. DON'T TELL ME has a weaker intro though gently drifts to the chorus which is energetic ...  Read the complete review

From Oasis's "Definitely Maybe" to "Word gets Around" by the stereophonics and Wet Wet Wet's "Popped In Souled OutI" have always liked band's debut albums. I find them raw , enthusiastic and aspirational but at the same time down to earth and easy to relate to. To add to my list is "Hats off to the Buskers the Mercury nominated debut by by Dundonian quartet the View. The View are a young indie band who hail from the Dundee district of Dryburgh. There music is rooted in their background with lead singer Kyle Falconer's vocals proudly displaying the Dundonian burr, which is a pleasure to listen to. I really like regional ...  Read the complete review

Whilst waiting for the most recent The View album to be added to the list of reviewable items, I thought I'd go a little bit off track and give The View's debut "Hats Off to the Buskers" a spin. With so many indie bands in the UK, it's sometimes hard to know where to start when looking for good ones and the whole genre can become pretty tiresome, that isn't to say that there aren't still some good bands though. Prior to this my favourite Dundee band was now extinct horror punk band Dirty Wee Middens, these guys certainly come close there with their upbeat, raucuous garage like sound. Gate crashing guitars smash into the party whilst the slur heavy ...  Read the complete review