Brighton-based indie prodigies the Electric Soft Parade return with their second studio album. "The American Adventure" is the follow-up to their 2002 debut album "Holes In The Wall", which received considerable critical plaudits, a Mercury Music Prize nomination, & the title of Q Best Newcomer. Recorded in Brighton, Cowfold & Chiswick, & mastered at Abbey Road, the nine tracks on the "The American Adventure" find the band dirtying up their indie jangle with elements of U.S. alternative rock. Packed full of crystalline melodies & guitar driven hits, standout tracks include the Radiohead-esque "Lights Out", the anthemic "The Wrongest Thing In Town" & the storming Sonic Youth-influenced title track. Includes the single "Things I"ve Done Before". Copy Controlled. Arista. 2003.