Tom: We’ve had Gangnam Style and Dolly Style. Of course this was next.
Tim: It’s hard to write anything today after yesterday’s track, because most stuff seems just plain dull in comparison. This, though, is kind of on a different axis altogether.
Tim: But it’s quite interesting, isn’t it?
Tom: It is, and unexpectedly I really enjoy it — apart from the vocals. Which are…
Tim: Well, let’s start with repetitive, which is certainly true, along with the rest of it actually. I’m not really sure how to classify it, in terms of genre or anything else. According to the band, they’re “a cross between Abba and Eminem,” which is the most ridiculous statement I’ve heard in quite some time to be honest.
Tom: I can almost see where they’re going with that.
Tim: It’s catchy, mind, although I’ve listened to it a few times now and I’m not sure it’s a good kind of catchy, to be honest.
Tom: Here’s the thing: every bit of production on this is perfect. The composition and melody itself is great. The synth work is really interesting. It sounds almost like a really good videogame soundtrack — the kind of old 8-bit NES piece that, a quarter century later, still gets remixed by fans and performed at orchestral concerts.
Apart from those vocals. Heavens, those lyrics are terrible, and the childlike, repetitive voice is just plain annoying. Give me an instrumental and I’ll put it on my playlist, but like this, it’s awful.
Tim: Other thing about those lyrics: they make me wonder if I’ve been missing out on some sort of dolphin/borrowing stereotype all my life, and I don’t like self-doubt; for all those reasons, I’m afraid I’ll have to pass on this one, interesting as it may be.