Elle Milano - Meanwhile in Hollywood (EP)

(A report for Nerve)

Meanwhile in Hollywood is the second single from the Brighton-based rock group, who split up in October 2008, and is taken from their album Acres of Dead Space Cadets.
The title track starts off well, with an upbeat chorus and a good use of synths, but is then ruined by the lead singer Adam Crisp’s attempt at a rap.
The second track, Ringtone Advertising Director has yet another appalling display of rapping at the start, as the lead singer chants about a car accident victim. But, once the song picks up and the band finally makes full use of their guitarist and drummer, it is by far the loudest - and the most impressive - of the three tracks.
Showroom Furniture, unfortunately, sees the band slip into a bland, uninteresting style, with no chorus to speak of – just the same tune over and over again.
If Elle Milano had stuck to their strength – rock music – then Meanwhile in Hollywood could have been a very good CD. Unfortunately Crisp’s rapping and the descent into the slow and boring Showroom Furniture put paid to that – I wouldn’t recommend it.