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Caught in an awkward place between the dance-rock cool of Ireland's Two-Door Cinema Club and the earnest over-production of forgotten '90s English boy band BBMak, Rixton are at their best when they're being delightful or ridiculous, as the moments in between can be a bit boring. Produced by Benny Blanco, Robopop, Rob Golan, and Steve Mac, and featuring writing contributions from such ubiquitous contemporary pop luminaries as Ed Sheeran, Mike Posner, and Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas, the group's debut album, 2015's Let the Road, is a slick, somewhat dull, but occasionally invigorating listen. Centered around the resonant, lad-about-town lead-vocals of Jake Roche, Rixton are a lot like One Direction, if One Direction sounded more like Maroon 5. It can't be stressed enough that, both to their credit and to their detriment, Rixton sound like other bands you probably already like. It's certainly to their credit on cuts like "Me and My Broken Heart," "Speakerphone," and "We All Want the Same Thing," which soar through your ears like skillfully constructed heat-seeking missiles of radio-ready pop. Also redeeming are such admittedly insipid, if cheekily infectious pop aperitifs as the Bruno Mars-ish "I Like Girls," and the very '90s, Color Me Badd-esque, take-us-seriously-cuz-we-can-really-sing opening a cappella title track. Just look out for middle-of-road generic balladry and anthemic dreck like "Appreciated," and the unnecessary Coldplay soundalike "Whole," where Rixton's chameleon-like abilities begin sounding like a copy of a copy of something that wasn't that great in the first place.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Benny Blanco, Producer - Chris Sclafani, Producer - Jake Roche, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist - Charley Bagnall, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Wilkin, ComposerLyricist - Lewi Morgan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - StarGate, Producer - Dan Omelio, ComposerLyricist - Ross Golan, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Decilveo, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Ross Golan, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Chris Sclafani, Producer - Jake Roche, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist - Charley Bagnall, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Wilkin, ComposerLyricist - Lewi Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Dill, Danny/Wilkin, Marijohn, Producer
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Rob Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Steve Mac, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Ed Sheeran, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Mike Posner, ComposerLyricist - Ammar Malik, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Chris Sclafani, Producer - Jake Roche, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist - Charley Bagnall, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Wilkin, ComposerLyricist - Lewi Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Dill, Danny/Wilkin, Marijohn, Producer
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Jacob Kasher, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist - Dan Omelio, ComposerLyricist - RoboPop, Producer - Rixton, MainArtist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist - Dan Omelio, ComposerLyricist - Robocop, Producer - Lewis Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Jake Roche, ComposerLyricist - Rixton, MainArtist - Charley Bagnall, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Wilkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
Album review
Caught in an awkward place between the dance-rock cool of Ireland's Two-Door Cinema Club and the earnest over-production of forgotten '90s English boy band BBMak, Rixton are at their best when they're being delightful or ridiculous, as the moments in between can be a bit boring. Produced by Benny Blanco, Robopop, Rob Golan, and Steve Mac, and featuring writing contributions from such ubiquitous contemporary pop luminaries as Ed Sheeran, Mike Posner, and Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas, the group's debut album, 2015's Let the Road, is a slick, somewhat dull, but occasionally invigorating listen. Centered around the resonant, lad-about-town lead-vocals of Jake Roche, Rixton are a lot like One Direction, if One Direction sounded more like Maroon 5. It can't be stressed enough that, both to their credit and to their detriment, Rixton sound like other bands you probably already like. It's certainly to their credit on cuts like "Me and My Broken Heart," "Speakerphone," and "We All Want the Same Thing," which soar through your ears like skillfully constructed heat-seeking missiles of radio-ready pop. Also redeeming are such admittedly insipid, if cheekily infectious pop aperitifs as the Bruno Mars-ish "I Like Girls," and the very '90s, Color Me Badd-esque, take-us-seriously-cuz-we-can-really-sing opening a cappella title track. Just look out for middle-of-road generic balladry and anthemic dreck like "Appreciated," and the unnecessary Coldplay soundalike "Whole," where Rixton's chameleon-like abilities begin sounding like a copy of a copy of something that wasn't that great in the first place.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:56
- Main artists: Rixton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Silent Records - Giant Little Man
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records ℗ 2014 School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records
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