The State Of Things: Parental Advisory - Reverend & The Makers

Reverend and the Makers are an 'Indie Funk Electro' band hailing from Sheffield and are currently signed to Wall Of Sound Records. The band have been around in their current form since 2005, however have only recently come to fame through their summer dance floor anthem 'Heavyweight Champion Of The World'. The Sheffield music scene is currently thriving since Arctic Monkeys broke through in late 2005, and in fact an early incarnation of Reverend and the Makers actually consisted of two of their members. Back then the band were called Judan Suki however and it has taken several line-up alterations before arriving in their current form as Reverend and the ...  Read the complete review

I must admit after first listening to the album i was a bit sceptical and wasn't sure as it is different, but after listening to it a couple of times it really grew on me. Jon Mcclure came across as a bit edgy and seemed to have one too many opinions. Fair play to him though he has released free music and tried to make people aware of the politics and bnp, which doesn't interest me but at least he's trying to make effort with his fame unlike some other artists. I have been to see them live 3 times now and each time they have been fantastic. Heavyweight Champion of the world is a obvious stand out from the album and is easily their best song, ...  Read the complete review

Reverend & The Makers are a Sheffield based band comparable by some to the Arctic Monkeys led by John McClure - to me whilst I can see the comparison the Reverends are superior. John is certainly not backward in coming forward with his opinions throughout with lyrics on topics that are thought provoking and that many of us can relate to. What makes it stand out is his real tongue in cheek delivery. It starts with The State of Things, The Machine and then the brilliant single Heavyweight Champion after these tracks I was unsure about the rest, but I have come to also appreciate the more down tempo songs such as Sex with the Ex, or Sundown On The Empire ...  Read the complete review

I really love this album. It made my top ten of last year easily. I had heard Heavyweight Champion of the world months back on Zane Lowe one evening so I had been keeping keeping an eye out for when an album would be released. After re-releasing Heavyweight the album was released and I couldn't play it enough. It is melodic, but rocky. It also has a realistic edge that we can all identify with. each track is a mini story in its own right but you can tell that there is also a common theme running through some of the tracks. There rea track there that will make you smile - bandits comes to mind. I'm sure we can all relate to the guy in the song who ...  Read the complete review