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A Million Miles
- Melody Maker
Winsome, shimmering guitar item from two dublin boys, so resigned that
it's rather touching. Not the David Gedge song but he might understand.
- Hot Press
I have to admit a certain prejudice here: Ken Sweeney's been a great
friend of mine for years now and his is the guiding hand behind Brian.
Sneer all you like, then, but I fucking love this record. The guitars
are as delicate as a smile in a room full of strangers, the vocals are
a lake of glass, the lyrics a short diary of lost love. "A Blue Jacket
on a new boy," is, as far as I'm concerned an inspired piece of writing,
and no ammount of letters to Bullseye can convince me otherwise. Niall
Austin's keyboards provide everything with a sweep and sweetness you
won't find equalled in any other single on this page, and the B-side
("The Last Bus Home"...wonderful, wonderful) is right up there as well.
Graham Linehan
- Irish Independent (16th August 1989)
Which leaves the pick of the bunch, from way out of left-field come
Brian who may not exist as a "band", may never make another record but
that doesn't matter at all because in "A Million Miles" (Whitesands)
they've created a shimmering slice of sublime pop.
This is the sort of record that spots you in the street, decides it
likes you, follows you to see where you live and sends a dozen roses
round the next morning. Romantic, refined and well-nigh irresistable,
"A Million Miles" is music made by people who want to, not
people who feel they're obliged to. And that's the big difference. The
b-side's pretty good too.
George Byrne
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