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Upon hearing 'Big Ideas', the superb third full-length album from the Churchills, it’s safe to say that the trio are putting the power back into
power pop.
You may have seen the New York band from exposure on Meadow Soprano’s T-shirts in The Sopranos, but you wouldn’t recognise them from their
previous 2000 record, 'You Are Here'. Since then, they’ve parted company with Universal Records, lost a guitarist and found a drummer, but in the
process beefed up their sound considerably. Oh, and they’ve also made one of the best pop-rock albums of 2002.
 Emphatic openers 'Lights Are On but No-one’s Home' and 'One Foot in the Grave' prove the band has successfully made the shift from the slightly
overproduced feel of their debut to a leaner, meaner and more energetic sound that still effortlessly brims with pop magic. The title track is
gloriously warm and fuzzy, album highlight 'Ordinary' is simply brilliant and 'Please Carolyn' is heartfelt without being mushy.
Elsewhere, 'Run Out of Things to Say' screams ‘hit’, 'Blind Deaf and Dumb' is melody defined and 'Na Na' is dreamily hypnotic.
What’s more, the Churchills have matched the power in their music by not only releasing this masterpiece independent of a major label’s assistance,
but also by financing their own touring and retail operations. Big Ideas indeed.
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