Okay, then here is a non-power pop album that caught my attention last week on You Tube. VHS or Beta have a few catchy tracks on their latest album “Bring on the Comets”. “Love in my Pocket” is a great dance tune with a cool hook and pounding beat. Sounding alot like an 80s dance band with a bit of The Strokes guitar crunch. Another gem is “Can’t believe a Single Word” – and unlike recent hits by Scissor Sisters or Mika, this music will not inspire androgyny or the ghost of Freddy Mercury. The Liverpudlian synth pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Echo and Bunnymen, The Cure and U2 are huge influences here. And by the mid point the album drifts into a case where tracks begin to resemble each other and blend into boredom until the excellent “Time Stands Still” wakes you up with a hot guitar riff that drives the entire melody to a great Cure-styled chorus. It’s worth a spin on the ipod if you’d like to workout or dance. Also a pretty in depth “behind the scenes” for the band is posted below. The album is due to come out August 28th.
Listen to “Love in My Pocket”
Part Two is over here.