Album Review: The Rifles - None The Wiser

31 January 2014 | 1:59 pm | Ash Goldberg

Only ten songs deep, None The Wiser is a short, inoffensive indie-pop record, but is unlikely to catch the ear of anyone outside the band’s established cult following.



After replacing two members for their third album, the original cast of The Rifles have returned for their fourth, with upbeat pop melodies the running theme of None The Wiser. The record opens with two singles – Minute Mile is an ideal singalong track and Heebie Jeebies is a rockabilly ballad – while the choral tambourine-laden closer Under And Over is sure to cause a ruckus when played live. Only ten songs deep, None The Wiser is a short, inoffensive indie-pop record, but is unlikely to catch the ear of anyone outside the band's established cult following.