Tired of Hanging Around

Rating

Album: Tired of Hanging Around
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tired of Hanging Around
2)	It's the Little Things We Do
3)	Valerie
4)	Someone Watching Over Me
5)	Secrets
6)	How Does It Feel?
7)	Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?
8)	Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done!)
9)	You've Got a Friend in Me
10)	Hello Conscience
11)	I Know I'll Never Leave

Album: Tired of Hanging Around
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Tired of Hanging Around
2)	It's the Little Things We Do
3)	Valerie
4)	Someone Watching Over Me
5)	Secrets
6)	How Does It Feel?
7)	Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?
8)	Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done!)
9)	You've Got a Friend in Me
10)	Hello Conscience
11)	I Know I'll Never Leave

Performer Notes

On their sophomore release, TIRED OF HANGING AROUND, the Zutons build admirably on the quirky, groovy 1960s rock revivalism they mined on their debut. While still rooted in the sounds of the Kinks and the Animals, the Zutons expand their palette on TIRED, dabbling in R&B, psychedelic ballads, and dreamy folk. More importantly, the writing is kicked up a notch in ambition and scope so the album brims with complex, durable melodies and unique song structures. Fine saxophone work is another of the band's winning qualities, and there is plenty of it here, giving a classically stylish edge to the second outing from this up-and-coming Liverpool quintet.

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.105) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their second album combines garage boogie, buoyant harmony, and honking sax with gloomier themes: hangovers, heartache, and hangovers."

Q (p.121) - Ranked #42 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "[A] solid set of feel-good, bluesy indie."

Alternative Press (p.212) - "TIRED OF HANGING AROUND kicks the hooks into high gear, with the band's nouveau mod take on northern soul freshly laced with the muscular gloss found in Bruce Springsteen's early work."