2012’s probably not the smartest year for Olympic Swimmers to
release their debut longplayer. Not only does a quick online scan for
the Glasgow quintet return details of record breaking pool-paddlers
like Michael Phelps or Rebecca Adlington, but it also reminds us just
how pitiful we Scots are when it comes to delivering chlorine-covered
silverware. Fortunately, what
No Flags Will Fly does do is underline the song-writing prowess on offer north of the border.
An album awash with pastoral slowburners, the quietened acoustics of
Apples and Pears and Rung Down The Curtain recall the melancholic
spirit of My Latest Novel and ex-Delgado songstress Emma Pollock. Even
when the band unleash, as they do on the cacophonous In the House,
frontgirl Susie Liddell’s luscious intone steers them down a more
measured and melodic avenue. It’s not quite gold medal stuff, but
there’s enough potential here to suggest a podium finish.
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