Everyone knows it's hard to top a great debut album. Costello Music was an absolute blinder, and amazingly Here We Stand manages to keep pace with it. I've had it a while and have listened and re-listened. The only track I can't quite get around to like is Stragglers Moon, but apart from that this album is faultless. The Fratellis have proven themselves to be more than one-hit wonders. They're a proper band, and an excellent one at that.

I waited a month to get this basically due to me being skint at the time, but it was definitely worth the wait. It was never going to be a Costello Music and those who expected it to be have clearly never bought a first and second album before - as the second album is almost certainly never as good as the first from any band.
Great mix of distinctive tunes and you can tell instantly that the guys had great fun recording it.
Very good follow up!

i never really got into the fratellis first time round but after hearing this im now a fan its got a bigger more muscular rock sound theres not a bad track on this and it reminds me of oasis and even the who at their peak,best band in britain at the moment?definatley,until the verve release their long awaited masterpiece.