London's Breton have chalked up a second album with the release of War Room Stories. It's a record that borrows heavily from other more successful acts, and in doing so robs Breton of the credibility gained from high production values. Frontman Roman Rappak does his best using layering effects and refuses to dress up his strong accent, but it falls flat, grating in places and boring in others. The added string sections do little to brighten things up, sounding surprisingly cheap and melodramatic. It's a poor man's Coldplay/Elbow/White Lies/Foals/Bloc Party/etc., and yields few rewards.
