Kicking the National Habit

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
This is the Grand National's debut album and it is released in the USA as a special limited edition with 4 bonus tracks and 3 remixes!

AMAZON
The revival for all things early 80s shows no real sign of abating--but as long as there continues to be records made as fine as Kicking The National Habit, the debut LP from Grand National, it's easy to be convinced that a spot of nostalgia is no bad thing. Whereas bands such as the Rapture and Radio 4 resurrect the darker side of post-punk, this north London duo--comprising multi-instrumentalists Rupert Lyddon and Lawrence Rudd--hail back to the genre's more tuneful outfits: think less the abstruse death disco of PiL, and more the melancholy neo-pop melodics of XTC, the Police, and Talk Talk. Still, this is no out-and-out retro piece. Grand National's main skill lies in their ability to twin their fine songs to tight electronic productions, striking the perfect midpoint between live organics and cool digital sequencing: hear how "Playing in the Distance" hooks a weighty club beat to robust live bass and shrieking brass, or "Cherry Tree", which builds its sad rock elegy on a foundation of chic disco beats. --Louis Pattison

REVIEW
"An irresistible mix of post-punk punchiness and Police undertones. 8 of 10." -- NME, June 1, 2004

"Like Badly Drawn Boy running a guided tour through U.K. dance-pop history from Basement Jaxx to General Public." -- Spin, August 1, 2005

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Londons Grand National (aka Rupert Lyddon and Lawrence "La" Rudd) has been building an organic, grass roots following in America in the past year.

URB featured the act as one of the Next 100 acts to watch, while BPM recently featured Grand National alongside The Killers, The Bravery and New Order in its dance / rock issue. Spin, Billboard and CMJ have also written glowingly about them, while influential radio stations including KCRW have provided early spins. The bands original music has appeared in popular television shows including CSI: MIAMI, SIX FEET UNDER, and ENTOURAGE, while a remix of "Talk Amongst Yourselves" was the lead track on Sashas critically acclaimed Involver CD.



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