Hold On It's Easy is a 2015 studio album by the British band Cornershop. It consists of easy listening re-recordings of tracks from the band's 1994 album Hold On It Hurts, with the Elastic Big Band.Walsh, James (2015) "Interview: An underrated Cornershop", Morning Star, 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2019 Singer Tjinder Singh said of the album "There was also an element of humour about doing a very noisy Riot Grrrl album in an easy-listening format. It came about because over the years we have got to know many a different musician, so it made the whole thing possible."
Reception Uncut gave the album seven out of ten."Cornershop - Hold On It's Easy", Uncut, 5 February 2015, p. 73 The Guardians Tim Jonze awarded it three stars out of five, calling it "a playful distraction".Jonze, Tim (2015) "Cornershop: Hold On It’s Easy review – playful easy-listening remake of their punky debut", The Guardian, 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2019 Mojo gave it six out of ten, stating "The results are at first comically unexpected, then intriguing.""Cornershop Hold On It's Easy", Mojo, March 2015, p. 94 AllMusic writer Tim Sendra gave it three stars, calling it "something defiantly square...[a] complete deconstruction of one of their career highlights".Sendra, Tim "Hold On It's Easy Review", AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2019 Record Collector writer Jake Kennedy gave it two stars, calling it "perhaps the most bloody-minded thing they've done since [Hold On It Hurts]...one of Cornershops most difficult works, for all the wrong reasons".Kennedy, Jake (2015) "Cornershop - Hold On It's Easy", Record Collector, Issue 437, February 2015, page 85. Retrieved 29 March 2019
Track listing All songs written by Tjinder Singh "Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson" "Kalluri's Radio" "Reader's Wives" "Change" "The New York Minute" "Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal" "Counteraction" "Where D'u Get Your Information" "Tera Mera Pyar" "You Always Said My Language Would Get Me Into Trouble"
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