Their sound is like, so totally British, you know, with all their En Zed mixed-up vowels most likely having been rubbed off by Madonna's lady-of-the-manor voice coach. It’s always a pity when bands think they have to sponge out their natural accents and replace them with something more "international" - ie homogenous – innit?

The production on You and I is lusciously lush, with the band having worked on this album with former Suede guitarist and nouveau producer de jour Bernard Butler. Strangely, yet maybe subconsciously, the vocal arrangements sound as if they were written for Suede’s Brett Anderson? Listen carefully to the track "Oh Girl" to see what I mean.

The boys from Godzone sing about Jesus (hey zeus)) on the track "In the Name of Jesus Christ?" Hmm, all very heavenly creatures, I'm sure.

"Heartbreak" sounds strangely Edwyn Collins-esque with a daub of The Divine Comedy - ie so very, very English. Damp weather, fish 'n' chippy friday night and a pint of warm pissy bitter, tar luv.

"Still Fond" goes rather Franz Ferdinand, but it’s a decent cut nevertheless.

To sum up this album, although the Pakeha can be more English than the English, there have been plenty of Kiwi bands who haven’t fult the nud to eruse all trice of thir nationality ... jist to sull sully ricords.

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