Singles Reviews

Noah And The Whale - Shape Of My Heart
Thankfully not a Sting cover version but instead a great big joyful hug of a folk-pop record.
Thankfully not a Sting cover version but instead a great big joyful hug of a folk-pop record.

Black Lips - Bad Kids/Leroy Faster
A tricky little number, because it's not bad at all, but manages to sound repetitive whilst only being two minutes long.
A tricky little number, because it's not bad at all, but manages to sound repetitive whilst only being two minutes long.

Martina Topley Bird - Poison
A distinct sound that is reminiscent of Goldfrapp, but more instrument orientated, with a stop start fashion that adds to its hip shaking splendour.
A distinct sound that is reminiscent of Goldfrapp, but more instrument orientated, with a stop start fashion that adds to its hip shaking splendour.

Laurel Collective - Vuitton Blues
With talk of flaming dogs and slow motion and a section that sounds like Adam Ant battling 1950s Americana...
With talk of flaming dogs and slow motion and a section that sounds like Adam Ant battling 1950s Americana...

Attic Lights - God
There are shades of Weezer with tidy harmonies aplenty and a well executed stop-start chorus.
There are shades of Weezer with tidy harmonies aplenty and a well executed stop-start chorus.

Ejectorseat - Not My Girl
A lonely voice sucks the listener in, guitar music crashes in on top and melodic, cheerful little hooks twist and turn in and out of the song.
A lonely voice sucks the listener in, guitar music crashes in on top and melodic, cheerful little hooks twist and turn in and out of the song.

The Lodger - The Good Old Days
It's immediate that Siddall has lost none of his mastery of the perfect hook - an uplifting, jangly piece of retro-pop.
It's immediate that Siddall has lost none of his mastery of the perfect hook - an uplifting, jangly piece of retro-pop.

Hot Chip - One Pure Thought
'One Pure Thought' reveals itself in all its nagging and infectious glory to be a very clever take on Bernard and the boys' finer moments.
'One Pure Thought' reveals itself in all its nagging and infectious glory to be a very clever take on Bernard and the boys' finer moments.

Sunny Day Sets Fire - End Of The Road
Melancholy tinged, but a perfect tessellation of all the components that make sunshine skiffle pop. Like eating a sunbeam, but less dangerous.
Melancholy tinged, but a perfect tessellation of all the components that make sunshine skiffle pop. Like eating a sunbeam, but less dangerous.

Operahouse - Diane
An extremely catchy, well executed slice of indie pop but its real problem is that it seems a little too contrived.
An extremely catchy, well executed slice of indie pop but its real problem is that it seems a little too contrived.