As an Australian pop band, Brilliant Fanzine has been slowly building this latest album. In 2005 the EP with the single “Change for You” was released and earned some good airplay down under. They sound a bit like Coldplay with a lingering mellowness, or lack of intensity. This year they released a full length CD “Then Comes Monday” – a laid back jangle album that some pop fans may love. “Would We Go Back” has that mid 90s feel that reminds me of The Ocean Blue or Aztec Camera. “Make it for Yourself” has a dreamy quality with engaging melodies and “One in 10,000” does a decent job of adding a bit of The Pretty Things sound to the song with a great guitar riff in the middle of the song. Much of the first half of the album produces that subtle form of lush indie pop. It doesn’t have a breakout hit single, but the song “Come up and See Me” comes close. It’s got a great little riff and memorable hook in the chorus. The second half of the album is bleak in tone and many of the songs tread over ground that has been done better by other bands. The album ends with the slow title track “Then Comes Monday,” a ballad with lots of sonic effects, but for me it falls a bit flat. Fans of jangle pop will enjoy this though.
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Listen to “Change for You”