"I did not expect the Canadian group The Town Pants to be such a fine one. They are playing folk-rock in the style close to old recordings of the Great Big Sea and the Spirit of the West, with a little touch of The Pogues. Besides, one of the guest musicians on their album is Hugh McMillan of the Spirit of the West.

This is not to say, however, that The Town Pants are copying others. Oh no. It is just that the musicians are well aware of what happened in the Celtic rock in the last two decades and in their own songs you can hear echoes of the best groups in the genre.

There is a lot of flavouring, some already used earlier, like the use of didgeridoo ("Diggin' the Grave") or mixing Irish

parts with some country ("Boys of the Old Brigade") or even Mexican music ("Ships Made of Wood").

Maybe The Town Pants are not discovering America, but they are good enough in what they're doing to make the "Weight of Words" an album you listen to with great pleasure. Traditional themes mix here with modern ones, creating a nice folk-rock mixture. Good vocals are a great asset of the group, the Canadians sing much and do it well."