Baxendale - You Will Have Your Revenge (1999)

Grupos que merecieron mejor suerte, parte...

Pero en este caso no sé si fue por vagancia o porque no lo merecían realmente,es posible que en su momento los tuviese sobrevalorados.Nunca fue un grupo muy prolífico:creo que sólo tienen este disco y un maxi que sacaron en Kompakt en 2005.

A pesar de esto tienen, en mi opinión, uno de los mejores singles de los 90, y a la vez es uno de los temas que más he pinchado en mi vida, Music For Girls,una irresistible mezcla de tecno-pop, con una letra digna del Jarvis Cocker más inspirado.

Porque en eso consiste este disco,en temas a veces más (la mayor parte de las veces) o menos inspirados con unas letras que van desde la revancha que anuncia el título,en Switzerland a la nostalgia post-adolescente como en I Love the Sound of Dance Music (Muy New Order, este temazo) o Contact Lenses.Las letras,en cambio siempre mantienen un nivel muy alto y en los momentos más melancólicos tienen una ironía que las alejan de la típica angustia adolescente.

En resumen, para todo aquel que aprecie el tecno-pop, un pequeño clásico a recuperar.

Allmusic,dice:"Baxendale exists in a place where pop meets Euro-dance with a sincere love for the '60s. Like the cover art (a map of London's subway system), each song on You Will Have Your Revenge travels to a slightly different place in the London underground club scene. 

Some songs opt for a techno feel, while others venture into very poppy territory. Whatever the case, Baxendale loves synthetic sounds and the bandmembers have a knack for making the cheesiest of sounds seem palatable. Tim Benton delivers bouncy vocals with the deadpan delivery of Pulp's Jarvis Cocker in his exaggerated, dramatic style. 

Though neo-synth poppers Ladytron may be somewhat more convincingly serious, Baxendale has more fun. And truly, novelty seems a high priority for this crew, as the record's leadoff track, "Music for Girls," sets a humorous, self-effacing tone. Though much of their shtick is tongue in cheek, they keep their social commentary to a minimum. 

Baxendale is in a difficult place though, aiming to be critical in such an uncritical forum as Euro-dance music. And listeners may be reluctant to buy a Baxendale record when they could buy an album by the genre's masters, the Pet Shop Boys. In this regard, Baxendale has succeeded in updating the form of dance-pop from the more credible indie side of things, rather than reworking moronic dance tracks for a major label. 

Thankfully, not every track is bouncy electro fun. Some take their time and, though hinting at an electronic infatuation, they aren't quite as suitable for Saturday night club fun. Although critical, the members of Baxendale for the most part enjoy being immersed in the realm of dance-pop and they do it superbly, mixing oddly placed beats and lyrics within a well-balanced danceable pop tune." by Ken Taylor