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The Reid brothers deliver some angry, scathing lyrics – but remain steadfastly melodic – on their 12th album
It’s thirty-five years since The Proclaimers first emerged. Twins Charlie and Craig Reid understood that a debut single should be like a manifesto, and so it was. Their debut ‘Throw The R Away’ was a defiant celebration of the Scottish accent that they continue to sing in and they were told would hold them back in the music industry.
There are those who will tell you that an act ceases to remain vital after a fixed period of time, say their first decade. Obviously these people never heard the final albums by David Bowie or Leonard Cohen but hopefully they’ll hear Dentures Out. The band are continuing to fire on all cylinders and this album – which has 13 songs in a very trim and concise 34 minutes – rates up there with their best work. Does it sound like their early work? In spirit, yes, but they’re far too smart to believe that their best is behind them and try to repeat themselves. If you only know the hits, here is as good a place as any to start.
