• Artist: The Cooper Temple Clause
• Flags: Enhanced CD-ROM
• Rating:
• Styles: Post-Grunge, Indie Rock, Alternative Metal
• Track Picks: "Blind Pilots," "Into My Arms," "Promises Promises"

Review

By combining elements of metal, pop, jazz, and electronica, the Cooper Temple Clause create a broad album that is subtle and meticulous as well as driving and bombastic. Songs like "The Same Mistakes" have a distinctly post-Radiohead sheen -- spare, experimental arrangements, hazy, emotional vocals, and live drums that mirror programmed beats. But in other moments -- "Promises, Promises," for example -- the band unleashes sinewy and abrasive all-out rock & roll that references everything from Primal Scream electro-garage rants to slippery Faith No More hard rock and the grandiosity of Oasis. There are pure rock numbers too, like "New Toys," which could have made a mark in the '80s alongside the Cure and INXS. "Into My Arms," though, is atmospheric and spacy, then explodes into an industrial clamor. "Blind Pilots" combines bittersweet pop and thrash in a single song -- like the Smiths or Blur crashing headlong into Nirvana. There are so many styles side by side on Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose, but the great thing about the record is that the Cooper Temple Clause make it all work, and it may not be the most noticeable album, but it's a pretty darn good one. ~ Charles Spano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
The Same Mistakes		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(4:52)
Promises Promises	...	The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(3:26)
New Toys		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(5:26)
Talking to a Brick Wall		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(5:59)
Into My Arms		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(6:12)
Blind Pilots		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(4:01)
A.I.M.		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(4:58)
Music Box		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(6:28)
In Your Prime		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(2:14)
Written Apology		The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause	(12:40)
Been Training Dogs [Live Audio]	...	The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause
Did You Miss Me? [Live Audio]	...	The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause
Promises Promises [Multimedia Track]	...	The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause
Snuff Movie [Video Game]	...	The Cooper Temple Clause	The Cooper Temple Clause

Credits

Tony Bellamy (Synthesizer), Tony Bellamy (Guitar), Tony Bellamy (Trumpet), Tony Bellamy (Programming), Tony Bellamy (Vocals), Tony Bellamy (Group Member), Chris Blair (Mastering), Mike Hedges (Programming), Mike Hedges (Executive Producer), Gordon Vickery (Mastering), Ger McDonnell (Mixing), Dan Fisher (Bass), Dan Fisher (Guitar), Dan Fisher (Vocals), Dan Fisher (Group Member), Robbie Nelson (Assistant), The Cooper Temple Clause (Producer), Matthieu Clouard (Programming), Steve Stacey (Art Direction), Steve Stacey (Design), Jon Paul Harper (Percussion), Jon Paul Harper (Drums), Jon Paul Harper (Vocals (Background)), Jon Paul Harper (Group Member), Ollie Henshall (Assistant), Dana Austin (Programming), Dana Austin (Producer), Dana Austin (Engineer), Dana Austin (Mixing), Tristram Aver (Artwork), Ben Gautrey (Vocals), Ben Gautrey (Group Member), Kieran Mahon (Synthesizer), Kieran Mahon (Guitar), Kieran Mahon (Piano), Kieran Mahon (Keyboards), Kieran Mahon (Vocals (Background)), Kieran Mahon (Group Member), Alex ONeill (Video Producer)