Cast Appreciation Thread (indie, pop, rock, single, albums)

[Mirrorball95]

Now for those of you who dont even know who they are. They were a Indie band from Liverpool during the 1990s and were part of what the media labelled 'Britpop'. They were lead by the ex bassist (John Power) of The La's (another early 90s indie band from Liverpool).
I first came across Cast about 4 years ago where I did a blind purchase on amazon marketplace for their 'All Change' album. I was blown away by it the first time I heard it. I have since gotten all their other albums 'Mother Nature Calls', 'Magic Hour' & 'Beetroot'. I also bought this guys Cast singles collection from ebay last year and I got a lot of their singles with live rare recordings of 'Alright' & 'Back Of My Mind'.
I know they arent exactly the greatest band of all time and can totally understand why people wouldnt like them or dismiss them as being bland or dull etc etc. They are just a pretty straightforward original sounding British Indie rock band & to me it is British Indie rock at its best.
I have also gotten all of John Powers albums which are not bad but nothing special (IMO). 'Happening For Love' is probably the best one with proper length tracks unlike the other two 'Willow She Weeps' is very good as well.
I had high hopes for 'Stormbreaker' and bought it but it just has an unfinished feel to it with most of the songs not more than 2 mins long.
Anyway anybody who likes them/dislikes them for whatever reason I would like to hear from you.