Song reviews

Some songs sound like they should be classed as weapons and “Glitter” by Naked Lungs is one of them. Insistent to the point of sonic assault, this song deserves to be played at extreme volume and then played again. And again.

Erase Control have chosen the retro road and their song “Light Was Off” successfully evokes those shadowy days of early post punk. No idea what the song is about but it sounds like it should be one for the cool kids everywhere.

Wojtek The Bear seems to be an eminently polite band and “French Blue” duly dances with the scarf of introspection caught in the breeze from their musical eloquence. If a song could be a tea biscuit then this would be it.

Much in the way of reverb and melancholy can be found in the words and music that make up “Golden” and, even when Georgia Reed picks up the pace, it is still evident that the road to redemption has few streetlamps.

The art is strong in “Membrane” with Hannah Schneider making all the right mature musical moves to make her song less a mere soundtrack cue and more a part of some greater artistic melancholy.

I didn’t think that anyone would remember Patsy Kensit these days yet Lemon Drink reference both her and designer handbags in this indie pop poke at consumerism and modern manners but they’ve got guitars and that’s all that really matters.

I suspect that Middle Class Guilt are the kind of band that weave irony into their chords and their song “Edinburgh” duly resonates with angularity and anguish. I will also wager that they have actually read all the books you say you have.

Lots of guitars in this song with Electric Children successfully evoking a degree of old school psychedelic artistic intention. “Was It Worth It?” rambles on for four minutes but nonetheless manages to hold your ears on the same course as their song.

I like a bit of tempo shifting in the morning and Ding Mao satisfied my appetite for music that shapeshifts and takes sharp, if theatrical, turns down the alleyway to somewhere that isn’t really anywhere. “More” indeed.

Having the blues is no bad thing when it comes to music and Hubert Dorigatti does not disappoint as he duly infuses his song “Cold Cold Heart” with all it needs to get by. A traditional approach but worthy nonetheless.

Hot Lobby have the riffs necessary to make a rock song and “Vampire” is duly a rock song even if there is an underlying danceability that eventually gets derailed by some almost theatrical tempo changes. Interesting nonetheless.

Some might say that singing any song in French adds style and sophistication and they would appear to be correct based on Marie Minet’s immensely civilised yet still emotionally involving “Dis Papa”. Class is where it is at once again.