To Lose My Life... - White Lies

It's that time of year again. The NME has jumped up the ass of its latest "it band" thus already handing out the title of "band of 2009". Who's the lucky collective this time around? Why it's none other than the supposedly darkly depressing, post punk outfit White Lies. I'm not one to take the NME very seriously, so is this just another one of those bands we can lump into the category of all hype and no substance? Or is this one of those debut albums that deserves all the buzz that's surrounding it? I decided to invest some of my precious time in finding out the aforementioned conundrum. White Lies (Formally known as Fear of Flying) hail from Ealing, ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the UK's biggest debut bands at the moment. Having originally been called Fear of Flying. They are a 3 piece alternative rock band originally from West London. White Lies formed back in October 2007 and have gradually grown in stature due to the impressive singles "Unfinished Business" and "Death". So far they have already played major festivals and have been stated by many as to be the band to watch in 2009. My favourite tracks off this album have to be: (1) Death, their third single released from the album. It starts off slowly and builds up to a roaring finale. The keyboard works really well on this song. (2) ...  Read the complete review

Having finally scraped enough money together to buy a few albums recently, this was one i eagerly anticipated. To Lose My Life.. is the debut album of the English trio White Lies. It is a moody meloncholy consisting of ten songs. Personally, I believe the first half of the album outshines the latter half. It begins with Death, a wonderfully crafted song with a powerful build up. It is very 'dramatic' with an amazing sound. The next song on the track list is the successful single release and identical name to the album, To Lose My Life. The vocal range isn't quite shown, or needed for this track, but it possibly the most 'catchy' of the album. ...  Read the complete review

West London three piece White Lies have been called "the hottest new band in England" and they were certainly very good when I saw them live during the NME Tour in February alongside Florence and the Machine, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas who were described as "the best new band in Britain" by the aforementioned music paper. White Lies have been classed as "nu gloom" by that paper again and their music has been compared to Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Cure. So does their debut album live up to its hype? No it doesn't I'm afraid. Don't get me wrong, all four singles are really good including the latest one, Farewell ...  Read the complete review

Brand new on to the indie playing field is White Lies, fresh with their new single 'To Lose My Life' with the album of the same released 19th January. I've given this album just one spin on iTunes and thought it best to review it straight up as i'm listening to it properly for the first time to give my initial, gut feelings on songs. 1. Death - what a cheery introductory song title. This song screams Editors to me immediatley, a catchy song that seems very symbol driven with echoing vocals that seem to come from all around you. The introduction of the piano and violin part way through gives this song a good sense of variation and solid grounding for ...  Read the complete review