Title: This Is the Bolshoi I Love
Product review: I bought Sob Story on 7" vinyl, largely on the strength of the artwork, and I absolutely loved its churning, Gang-of-Fourish bassline and edgy sound. The Giants EP was, therefore a no-brainer and established The Bolshoi as a favourite act. To get the single and EP on one CD is handy, even though it has been very hard to find in the past. These songs definitely have "goth" leanings but always retain a certain pop sensibility that took over their later albums, which are nowhere near as good as this.If you are familiar with Friends or Lindy's Party, their two full-length albums, you may or may not like this stuff as much. It is a lot more rocky but retains front-man Trevor Tanner's characteristic sense of humour. In fact, I'd suggest Tanner's more recent solo albums, specifically Eaten by the Sea, are more like this material than the two Bolshoi albums are.
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