New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 2 | Page 40

ters of Brit-Pop have finally released their follow-up Cradle to the Grave. The songwriting team of Difford and Tilbrook have picked up right where the height of their creative partnership left off without missing a beat. The 12-tracks on the record sound fresh and are built around the framework of inspiration provided by a recent season of a popular television show in the U.K. of the same name. This setting offers a unique jumping off point for the quintessentially British quintet to begin weaving their trademarked witty and wordy narratives once again for the world to hear. The opener “Cradle to the Grave” is 3 minutes and 20 seconds of pure power pop perfection and proves that the lads are a long way off from their dirt nap. Coincidentally, Jason Minton is a Tennessee native who grew up with New Wave English Pop/ Rock artists such as Squeeze and Watch the video for “From the Cradle to the Grave” by Squeeze NewJerseyStage.com 2016 - ISSUE 2 Table of Contents 40