St. Lucia – Dancing On Glass

“More or less, everything I want from a St. Lucia track.”

Tim: New St. Lucia track for you, the lead from their second album, and rather enjoyable listening, as I see it.

Tim: And there we go. Nice intro to the band in the video in case we’ve forgotten who they are, kicking off the otherwise somewhat incomprehensible video.

Tom: I can’t tell if this is an actual attempt at Art, or someone parodying Art. Maybe that’s the point.

Tim: I’d say that even with actual Art, there should be some element of sense, so I’d go with the latter, and hope I’m right. Following the names, though, a rather immediate reminder of the band’s somewhat excellent style.

Tom: And that’s a reminder I needed, because apparently we’ve covered one of their tracks twice before, and I couldn’t remember them even after that.

Tim: Ah, well, at least it’s there, then. We have heavy beats with a light electro tinge, loud yet entirely enjoyable vocal – more or less, everything I want from a St. Lucia track. The melody’s great, the instrumentation used to deliver it is great.

Tom: “Great” is a strong word. It’s good, it’s competent — it’s just not standing out for me. That main synth line, with its almost duck-quack sound, just started to grate — and while it’s not a bad chorus, it’s not all that memorable.

Tim: See, I disagree: for me, it’s all, well, great.