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\"RETRO<\/a>Space are an indie-rock band formed in Liverpool in the early 1990s.\u00a0 Their debut album, “Spiders”, released in 1996, reached number 5 on the UK Albums Charts, going platinum.\u00a0 They had preceeded this album with the singles “Money” and “Neighbourhood”, but it was their next single, “Female of the Species” for which they achieved most acclaim, not hindered in the slightest by being used as the theme song for the UK television series, “Cold Feet”.<\/p>\n

Their second album, “Tin Planet”, charted even higher than “Spiders”, peaking at number 3.\u00a0 The album spawned the release of 4 singles: “Avenging Angels”, “The Ballad of Tom Jones” (a duet with Catatonia’s Cerys Matthews), “Begin Again” and “Bad Days”.\u00a0 All four found their way into the UK Top 40, with “The Ballad of Tom Jones” and lead track “Begin Again” also charting in Australia’s Top 100 Singles Chart.<\/p>\n

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“Tin Planet” is a more pop-oriented album than “Spiders”, a move which saw criticism from fans who had hoped for the same sort of edgy, aggressive tracks found on “Spiders”.<\/p>\n

My favourite track from “Tin Planet” is the opening song “Begin Again” – it’s a song about a broken hearted man who is nonetheless a hopeless romantic, knowing full well his heart will be broken again, but he can’t help himself.<\/p>\n

Check out the video here:<\/p>\n