Tom: ‘Paloma’ there, not ‘Paloma Faith’.
Tim: An important thing to note.
Tom: There are plenty of Palomas, of course; it’s odd how one admittedly-rare first name’s been associated with just one artist. Anyway, how’s the song?
Tim: In a word: bouncy.
Tim: Sound about right? It’s all up and downy, beat to beat.
Tom: The cutting edge of music journalism right here, folks. Not that you’re wrong, it’s just that I don’t think you’d see NME using “up and downy”.
Tim: Oh, please. The day we take our lead from the NME will be a sad one indeed, although I did like that they did the interview that brought this story.
Anyway, weird comparison: you know on Disney sing-along videos, you get Mickey Mouse’s head bouncing along above the lyrics? That’s what the chorus here reminds me of. Her voice is up and down and up and down, and the main beat is just there and there and there and there with not much in between.
Tom: I think I see where you’re going. But do you like it? ‘Cos I’m not sure what I think.
Tim: Well, I also find it difficult to sing along to without moving my shoulders from side to side, which puts me in a fairly chirpy mood, so yes, I like this considerably. Excellent stuff.