Rating: 74.00
Cornershop put out their first full length 16 years ago. This is my second; I first discovered them with 2009's Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast. That was pure Brit-Pop gold with huge influences from '60s bubblegum. It was also their first album after a 7 hear hiatus.This is different. getting (apparently) back to what they do: a hybrid of traditional Indian music, Indie Rock and Dance music. They're a British band with members of English and Indian descent, founded by singer/songwriter, guitarist and dholki (double headed hand drum) player Tjinder Singh and tamboura (kind of like a Sitar, but not really) player Ben Ayers. For this album they have a Punjabi singer named Bubbley Kaur.
Their name comes from the British (and American) stereotype that all Indians own a "cornershop".
This is a fascinating album and I really love a lot of it. There's no filler. For a more traditional Indian sound, listen to United Provinces Of India; for more of a crossover sound try Supercomputed.
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