Pop, Power Pop: The Spongetones - Textural Drone Thing (1995 Black Vinyl)

Textural Drone Thing finds the SpongeTones branching out again, with splashes of breathy Zombies-like melodicism, Claptonesque guitar and instrumental variety (mandolin, saxes, dulcimer). Three songs co-written by Hoover and Bill Lloyd are as rootsy and poppy (pootsy? roppy?) as you'd expect, and there are still flashes of the SpongeTones of old, especially on Pat Walters' Lennony ravers, "Try to Please" and "Rattle My Chain." Have Mersey!(trouser press.com)

Textural Drone Thing offers a different sound to The Spongetones from the eighties. Rattle My Chain'' still reminds of the old 'Tones'. Otherwise TDT has become a pretty good pop album (even without Clapton guitar sounds, which I can't hear here at best, lol). ''Try To Please'' comes beatlesque, ''Skinny'' with seventies pop flair. ''Whenever You're Around'' takes us back to the sixties. This are only three examples for the excellent songs on the album. The whole album convinces with excellent pop songwriting and i really love this Spongetones album. Enjoy (Frank)

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