Well, It's About Time

One Night Only - Started A Fire [2008]


You can’t deny, One Night Only has been steadily catching the eyes of both critics and public alike with their debut album Started A Fire released earlier this year. This indie band from Helmsey, New Yorkshire had originally started out playing cover songs in memorial halls five years ago before beginning to settle down to pen down some “proper songs” and have never looked back since.

The first thing that comes to mind when you listen in to this album is the startling resemblance in sound to fellow Vegas rock band The Killers [no big surprise that they're one of their influences, eh?]. Even young [he's only 18! ] lead vocalist George Craig sounds a hell of a lot like Brandon Flowers. One Night Only's newest release comes off as uninspired and run of the mill: there’s nothing really spectacular that makes this band jump off the page [album cover aside]. That’s not to say that you should pass this one over; there are a small number of musical gems littered here and there: ‘You and Me’ is just indisputably catchy whilst ‘Sweet Sugar’ is a fresh of breath air from the standard monotony throughout the tracks. Alas, these songs are few and far between, and not even that can save the public from Started A Fire's overall mediocrity.

Indie pop lovers would be much safer [not to mention, more satisfied] picking up the newest Kooks album instead. Just as their band name goes, One Night Only is good for... well... one night only. Also, call me immature but I personally find it hilarious and remarkably befitting that their acronym should be ONO.

♥ lovestoned