The Fallout Trust - 'Washout' (At Large)
2/5
By: Matt Tomiak
'Washout' is a frustrating album. Unfortunately for London sextet The Fall Out Trust, it's not because they're poised on the verge of greatness and they need another record to hone their craft. It's more that the scattergun approach they employ on their debut LP - a proficient yet schizophrenic affair, recalling a catalogue of vaguely credible British indie bands of the last decade without firmly establishing their own identity at any stage.
Ultimately, it's a lot less than the sum of their assorted parts. 'Where There's No Cold To Feel' brings to mind the turn-of-the-century agitated electro-rock, not to mention the giant hair, of the Cooper Temple Clause; 'TVM' resembles a subdued Beta Band. 'Cover Up The Man' evokes the taut, edgy intensity of British Sea Power. 'Washout', meanwhile, pilfers Razorlight's 'Golden Touch' (a poetic justice of sorts, allowing Johnny Borrell to sample a taste of his own 'Marquee Moon'-flavoured medicine).
And, well, 'Before The Light Goes' is TFOT's attempt at The Big Indie Anthem, that's been done, it's fair to say, quite a few times before. Like 'Washout' as a sum-total, it's OK, but far from spectacular.
Artists in this article: The Fallout Trust
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