While time-travelling in parts sonically, 'The Overload' weaves a very-2021 storyline. Across the album's 11 tracks, an unnamed character - a bricolage of characters that Smith has met, imagined, or himself been - finds himself in quite the financial pickle, ricocheting from desk job to desperate illicit activity to police investigation, before culminating in the kind of half-cut personal epiphany that even the most law-abiding among us could relate to. Bookended by cheeky cameo's from 'Fixer Upper's' Graeme and a clear structure of four parts, there is no getting around it - Yard Act have written a soap opera.
W**Y
Album of the year?
A serious contender for those end of year album lists. This is such a breath of fresh air. Great stuff.
S**Y
Fantastic album.
Brilliant album. Nothing not to like! Been on repeat since I got it!
M**N
Didn't come in a jewel case
Getting a new album is supposed to be an event!
B**Y
Great CD
Brought as a gift, they loved it
R**
Great Debut
Really string album. It reminds me of John Cooper Clarke, The Fall and Arctic Monkeys which can only be a good thing. Dead Horse is my current favourite song on the album.
A**R
Amazing
Brilliant from start to finish
M**.
Fabulous
Brilliant debut album.Such an original band and so good live too.Buy this and see them
A**Y
Fantastic album
Great band great song great album
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