
I stumbled upon Pale Young Gentlemen a long while back thanks to a fairly negative review from Pitchfork, and was convinced for a short period of time that these swaggering hooligans would be the next big thing. I even convinced my record label friends to listen to them, but they shook their hipster heads and claimed that it wasn't "bearded" enough ... or something. But, I promise you this, if you can sit through their self-titled release without breaking in to a grin, or being able to fight off the urge to grab a bosomy barmaid and swing her too [...]