NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN: Trust (Furtive)
When Clint Poppie name-checked Ned's on Night Network
three years ago ("They drink in the same pub as us in Stourbridge")
he could scarcely have imagined what the future would hold for the twin
bass machine with the daft name. 'Happy' stands proudly as one of the
singular moments of the year and their stridently energetic live set
has confirmed them as worthy adversaries to Carter USM in the T-shirt
wars. 'Trust', however, is not their best vinyl effort. Lacking the
essential zest of previous outings, it proves that growing up in public
can sometimes be a tricky business.