A mightily enjoyable, daring and inventive debut from Akira The Don.
Something In Construction: 6 November 2006
Last updated: 27 November 2008
Tracklisting
- Intro
- Liverpool
- Clones
- Oh (What A Glorious Thing)
- Love
- Bankers
- Thanks For All The Aids
- London
- Back In The Day
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Dead babies
- Hypocrite
- Outro
Adam Narkiewicz's debut album was originally slated for release by Interscope until they baulked at tracks such as Thanks For All The Aids (though they were happy enough to indulge Eminem, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg, so go figure). Something In Construction stepped in to everyone's gain.
When We Were Young is an intriguing album regardless of the lengthy gestation. Highlights are the modern life polemic Clones, autobiographical teenage runaway tale Liverpool, and trailer single Oh! What A Glorious Thing, which pilfers its hook from The Cure's The Love Cats.
Although it trails off a little in the second half, endlessly witty wordplay, creative twists and hook-laden choruses are here in abundance. It's a mostly brilliant, occasionally flawed gem which deserves to be widely heard.
Words: Joe Goodden
