Doesn't every band set out with the aim of fame, fortune, leading a revolution and / or writing a timeless classic? So what is it that makes My Luminaries special? Well, shunning the first three in favour of the pursuit of the fourth certainly sets them apart. Their history, which has seen them signed to V2 and eventually break free of the contract because they were unwilling to be any label's puppets, while highly commendable, suggests either a rare degree of dumbness, or an even rarer commitment to their music.
On listening to 'Parasol,' I can't decide which it is, and the splinters are starting to gyp my posterior. Ok, so it's not entirely my sort of thing for a start. It's not that I actively dislike it: in fact, I'm largely indifferent to it, which at least means I'm not biased either way. It's reasonably well-executed, for sure, and James Ewers' vocals are distinctive enough to render My Luminaries' sound memorable. They just might have to work a bit longer and harder to write that timeless classic.
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