Tim: A builder, but well worth it.
Tim: I put that warning at the top because occasionally if I’m feeling rushed I’ll just give a song a minute or so before giving up with it; I’m very glad I didn’t here, though, because that chorus is great.
Tom: Given the brief appearance of those MGMT-like synths, I was happy to wait.
Tim: Well, that’s good. Melodically there’s not a whole lot there, but this is quite literally a BANGER. And from the first chorus on it never really puts a foot wrong – the vocal is more energised and considerably less suicidal (how can you make ‘today was as perfect as they come’ sound like a line you’d jump off a bridge to?)
Tom: Well, Lou Reed managed it. But yes, given that the chorus doesn’t stray too much from one single note, it’s surprising just how well it held my attention.
Tim: And there’s a constant drum beat to remind you that the chorus will soon be back doing everything it does so wonderfully even if you’re not happy with what’s going on in the meantime. This comes on in a club, any decent patron will be on the floor as soon as that one minute twenty hits. It’s just a shame about that first minute, really.
Tom: Don’t knock it: I think it’d be a much worse song without that introduction.