{"product_id":"wicked-mans-rest","title":"Wicked Man's Rest","description":"There are times when English-speaking listeners can't tell whether or not an alternative pop\/rock band is British. Bands from Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, York, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne don't necessarily sound like they're from England; some British bands sound like they could just as easily be from Seattle or Minneapolis. But other British bands have a distinctly U.K. sensibility; Oasis, Suede, Radiohead, and Coldplay immediately come to mind. And on their debut album, Wicked Man's Rest, Brighton, England's Passenger favor a tuneful, alternative pop\/rock approach that is unapologetically British-sounding. It isn't just the melodic and harmonic influence of the Beatles as well as more modern U.K. icons like Coldplay and Radiohead; it's also the lyrics that Passenger's lead singer Mike Rosenberg writes -- lyrics that often have a dry, witty sense of humor that is recognizably British. That isn't to say that Rosenberg goes out of his way to ignore non-British artists; in fact, Passenger's website describes him as \"a singer\/songwriter reared on Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Van Morrison,\" which means that he grew up listening to Americans (Dylan), Canadians (Young), and Irishmen (Morrison). But Brit-pop is the dominant influence on clever tracks such as \"Night Vision Binoculars,\" \"Four Horses,\" and \"Needle in the Dark\"; Wicked Man's Rest falls on the Brit-pop side of alternative pop\/rock, and that's a positive thing because Rosenberg is obviously good at what he does. Wicked Man's Rest is mildly inconsistent, but overall, this is a promising and attractive debut from Rosenberg and his colleagues. ~ Alex Henderson","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534959313183,"sku":"9332727013799","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/9b199e3cc3458a0e2de41274720d1b9d_0745c3ab-e723-4baf-9095-0585db2a6fa3.jpg?v=1777690748","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/wicked-mans-rest","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}