Album of the week: The Phantom Band - The Wants

You need only scroll slightly downwards in order to see our review of this monumental, grand work of moroseness and brooding character. But to back up our completely correct opinion, here’s a list of quotes from ever-so-slightly more important publications:
DiS - “Destined to become a classic British record given time, space and the correct exposure”
The Observer - “they veer between swirling mysticism and folksy simplicity without ever losing their melodic footing.”
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Look, The Phantom Band are criminally underrated. And even though ‘The Wants’ is already charting as the second most critically-acclaimed album of recent times on Any Decent Music, I’ve this feeling in the pit of my stomach that this incredible achievement will still go somewhat unnoticed without some sort of a glowing reception from the American heavyweights. But trust us Brits for once: This is an outstanding piece of work.
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