Tim: These guys have been back in touch offering up their new single, and since we liked their last one, River, so much it’s probably only polite to give this one a go as well.
Tom: That’s how you do a low-budget indie music video! It’s nice to see some creativity and style put into it, rather than just “let’s dance around on a stage / in the streets”.
Tim: Hmm. It’s good, I like it. Not as much as River, I’m afraid, but it’s certainly a good track. As before, it’s the big emotive chorus that stands out so much, although to be honest I’m not so keen on it, or the main verses. I don’t know if it’s that way the words just drag out a long time, or that there’s not much going on beneath them (in the verses).
Tom: I wonder if, given our general love of cheap pop tunes and key changes, whether we’re not really qualified to review this properly. Is it that the tune’s a bit maudlin, or is it that we don’t have the attention span?
Tim: Oh, please, are we really qualified to review anything? It is a slightly maudlin tune, but, for example, my whole feelings are switched around when we get to that “all the wonders of the world” bit, because however much of a depressing message that may convey it does provide a nice hook to get into. There’s not that much of it, but when it comes along it’s really rather pleasant.