It’s fair to say I’d pigeonholed The Script prior to the gig; an Irish boy band with a handful of hits, in short I’d anticipated a half sold out venue filled with preteen girls. Forgive me then for being somewhat shocked when I arrived at Hammersmith to find a queue of twenty-somethings all desperate to get inside. The Script too ensured I departed with a changed perspective and whilst they’re probably never going to be anything other than unintellectualised power pop, they know their genre and they do it with style.
Whilst their first offering seemed to merge soft raps over pop...
Photos of The Script at Hammersmith Apollo, London on 13th September 2010. Taken by Jo Cox – www.jocoxphotography.co.uk
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Rather than Science and Faith, perhaps this second offering from the band should have been called Generic Break-Up Songs Volume I (or Volume II depending on your feelings on the first album). Yet maybe this is just what we expect from and like about The Script, that unmistakeable mid-tempo sound that is just that bit better than most boy band offerings, blurring the lines between pop and soft rock.
The first single to be released from the album, For the First Time, is probably the highlight, along with You Won’t Feel a Thing, reminding us what The Script do best – pop songs to sing along...
