THE ENEMY - WE'LL LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TOWNS

(AU magazine July 2007)

(Warner Bros. Records)

It seems to be quite a fad for modern bands to focus on the mundanities of day-to-day life.
Take The Enemy. On their debut, they address not intellectual abstracts of misery and existential angst, but the working man’s burden, like the drag of 9 to 5.
Single Away From Here - "I don't want a company car - promotions aren't my thing" - covers the same sort of lyrical ground as Hard-Fi and their ‘working for the weekend’ schtick.
It is a misstep for these Coventry rockers, because musically speaking they are awash with catchy tunes and singalong choruses, and with two phenomenally strong singles.
The Enemy have issued a rallying cry for the working man, but if they were aiming for Springsteen, they fell short.