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CMU Approved
Approved: Socialist Leisure Party (SNAP Of The Day)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 28 May 2009
It’s not the best of names, but Socialist Leisure Party is probably a fitting title for this Brighton-meets-Berlin-meets-London-meets-Nancy group. They take obvious influence from Orange Juice and the Glasgow indie pop set, though with a more ramshackle approach to production that sees them hitting home closer to ‘I Should Coco’ era Supergrass, particularly on standout track ‘Head In The Hay’, which they don’t have streaming at their Myspace. It’s a stellar example of the indie pop formula: going from quiet to loud, then bringing in some vaguely staccato guitars, quickly touch an emotional moment before heading straight back into a big nonsensical chorus of “ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da…”. In fact, the last group I had this much fun listening to was the 1990s, a band that perfected the art of euphoric, irreverent, audience participation-at-maximum choruses. SLP should take note.
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