TR010

the promo copy had two songs that did not end up on the final version: FLOOD and I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE 3.5 / 5 - LOGO MAGAZINE, UK:Racingpaperplanes hail from Sweden, which explains why various members of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives made guest appearances on RPP’s debut outing, 2002’s ‘Morning Scars’. There’s more than a little stylistic cross-pollination as well, ‘Self Sleep Service’ sharing a similar, plunder-all-era’s approach as TSOL’s ‘Behind The Music’. The difference comes in the approach; where TSOL barrel in with kaftan’s flying, RPP tread carefully, almost warily, bringing an air of reverence to material reminiscent of Gram Parsons (‘Weaken Once Again’), early R.E.M. (‘Kingdom Of Sin’) and a gently rocking, muscular Coldplay (‘Flood’). Richard Wilson’s rich baritone ensures that these remain touchstones rather than overt reference points, simultaneously lifting this into the realms of albums filed under ‘Once Heard, Never Forgotten’.-Suzie Q LOGO MAGAZINE, UK: 3.5/5 starsRacingpaperplanes hail from Sweden, which explains why various members of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives made guest appearances on RPP’s debut outing, 2002’s ‘Morning Scars’. There’s more than a little stylistic cross-pollination as well, ‘Self Sleep Service’ sharing a similar, plunder-all-era’s approach as TSOL’s ‘Behind The Music’. The difference comes in the approach; where TSOL barrel in with kaftan’s flying, RPP tread carefully, almost warily, bringing an air of reverence to material reminiscent of Gram Parsons (‘Weaken Once Again’), early R.E.M. (‘Kingdom Of Sin’) and a gently rocking, muscular Coldplay (‘Flood’). Richard Wilson’s rich baritone ensures that these remain touchstones rather than overt reference points, simultaneously lifting this into the realms of albums filed under ‘Once Heard, Never Forgotten’.-Susie Q.<img src=http://www.tractrecords.com/cgi-bin/sitestats.gif?p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tractrecords.com%2FTR010.htm;r=-; width=1 height=1>