With two of my writers, Mary Magpie and Helen Bach, deep into the blooming teen alt rock scene I thought I would listen a little more myself.
It’s not true I don’t like any of these bands, as a pop fan I have enjoyed the Rocket Summer, indeed, as a pop band I have enjoyed All Time Low as well. And as a dance band I love Love Via Dance Machine.
Over and above the question of demographic -I am neither the right sex nor the right age, nor the right sexual orientation for these bands lto have a visceral effect upon me. The music has to work as work, nothing else will sell me -the sizzle won’t sell me.
Anyway, I bought “I Swear This Time I Mean It” and I think Helen nailed it completely, the little girls will know every word and will be singing along on the top of the their screetch and though it’s all a lille “Hey Delilah”. An acoustic ballad with so much yearning!!! “Oh Florida please be still tonight, don’t disturb this love of mine”.
So I went to their myspace and streamed em and it was no fluke. I can well imagine singing these kids (in love -har har) at next years Jingle Ball. Cute, long hair, dead romantic, can write a melody and a hook.
I have often said that I prefer teen R&B to teen pop because if you have bad teen r&b you always have a backbeat but if you have bad teen you ain’t got nothing. But what if it is good teen pop? Wadja have then?
The first cut is the deepest and girls who grow up in love with Mayday Parade will grow up with a taste for pop and rock. The first cut is the deepest and you could do worse than getting cut on this..
It’s not true I don’t like any of these bands, as a pop fan I have enjoyed the Rocket Summer, indeed, as a pop band I have enjoyed All Time Low as well. And as a dance band I love Love Via Dance Machine.
Over and above the question of demographic -I am neither the right sex nor the right age, nor the right sexual orientation for these bands lto have a visceral effect upon me. The music has to work as work, nothing else will sell me -the sizzle won’t sell me.
Anyway, I bought “I Swear This Time I Mean It” and I think Helen nailed it completely, the little girls will know every word and will be singing along on the top of the their screetch and though it’s all a lille “Hey Delilah”. An acoustic ballad with so much yearning!!! “Oh Florida please be still tonight, don’t disturb this love of mine”.
So I went to their myspace and streamed em and it was no fluke. I can well imagine singing these kids (in love -har har) at next years Jingle Ball. Cute, long hair, dead romantic, can write a melody and a hook.
I have often said that I prefer teen R&B to teen pop because if you have bad teen r&b you always have a backbeat but if you have bad teen you ain’t got nothing. But what if it is good teen pop? Wadja have then?
The first cut is the deepest and girls who grow up in love with Mayday Parade will grow up with a taste for pop and rock. The first cut is the deepest and you could do worse than getting cut on this..