Tim: This is the lead single from a new album, presented here with a warning that the video contains exceptionally dodgy green screen effects.
Tom: That is a proper low-budget-trying-to-be-high-budget video. They haven’t even got a make-up person in to take the shine off his forehead. And I say that as someone with a very shiny forehead.
Tim: (For those that don’t know Tom, his forehead’s really just a mirror in disguise.)
Tom: At that point, you shouldn’t really try for a fancy video; either get a designer to do a decent lyric video, or just use behind-the-scenes footage like everyone else does. In fact, I’m going to tab away from it quickly: it’s actually making me think the music’s worse than it is.
Tim: Good, because the music’s not that bad at all, although I can’t think of much to say about it. Generic? Yes. In a good way, though? Also yes.
Tom: Top voice, top synth work – the sweep across the synth drumkit before the final chorus is a nice touch. It’s a decent single… mostly.
Tim: You mean the shift out of the middle eight? Fake endings aren’t new, but here it is, well, interesting.
Tom: That’s the part that stuck out like a sore thumb. It’s weird – it sounded like a bad edit to me, like someone didn’t quite set things up properly.
Tim: OH I DON’T KNOW JUST LISTEN TO IT.
Tom: It’s worth listening to.