At last, a debut album from The Five O’Clock Heroes, chronicling the band’s rise and ride to greatness (well, in certain circles – so far).
Recorded in 2005, and only finished in the spring of this year due to a heavy touring schedule around The States, ‘Bend To The Breaks’ blasts forth with the single that seems to have been years gone, ‘Head Games’. It also includes the single that precedes this album by a week, the fantastic ‘Time On My Hands’. The whole feel of the album is fresh, young, and simple, with echoes of Duran Duran’s uncomplicated phase in stand-out track ‘White Girls’, and a more jumpy, boyish, modern theme in ‘Run To Her’. The record swoops and rises in tone and feel, covering various aspects of human sentiment in a refreshingly light and undemanding manner. Put it this way, this music isn’t likely to make you reach for the tissues; unless you’re masturbating over how brilliant it is. I wouldn’t blame you. The point is, The Five O’Clock Heroes don’t make any attempt to be something they’re not. They’re just four boys that make great shit - something that’s ridiculously rare.





Lucie Walker