What with the success of Oasis's recent tour, the successful reformation of Albarn and Co. and the rather continuing gormless grape-vine blabbers regarding the Stone Roses and their definitely-not-happening-maybe-happening-Mani-seduced-rumors, the 90's appear to be a hot, if rather tedious, topic.
But it doesn't have to all be about past premises and dragging humdrum feuds. I think we can all agree that it's time to move on, which is ironic as it happens because the band in question, The Ruling Class, haven't progressed in any way shape or form. But far from staying stagnant, they've searched the past for inspiration, finding it on a groove-ridden funk flight of Spike Island, Stone Roses and Tim Burgess barnets.
Never has a band's influence been so apparent, but it's not a negative thing. 'Flowers' floats like a spaced out 90's bucket hat wearing, pot smoking, maracas shaking, tie-dye dancing lost boy in a haze of ecstasy and escapism.
Download The Ruling Class - Flowers
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