SINGLE REVIEW: The Parlotones
- Posted on August 4, 2008 3:42 PM
- 1 comment
The Parlotones
“Here Comes the Man”
Release: August 18th
Review by Matt Killeen
There’s something wrong when a track opens with a simple four chord trick and a one string riff like this. It sounds like the first demo by a bunch of 13 year olds. If I wasn’t reviewing it I’d have turned it off after seven seconds.
I think the Libertin’s are probably responsible for this adoration of mediocrity. Don’t tell me it’s punk, it’s nothing of the sort. It’s just sounds like a pre-pubescent on his brother’s guitar.
It settles down after the vocals come in to be indie-pop rock 101 with the obligatory piano break and plagiaristic chorus. The press release calls this song their “unique brand of melody driven rock”. There is not one shred of uniqueness about this track. While I accept that there’s nothing that’s truly new, there is actually an art to producing something that you may have heard before but are willing to suspend disbelief for. These gents do not have the skill or the wit to do this.
It’s still playing as I’m typing and I’ve already forgotten what it sounds like.
Related links:
The Parlotones' official site.
The Parlotones' MySpace.
Buy or sell The Parlotones concert tickets.
Comments (1)
Neil
This is a cover of a track first released by Boom Boom Room so it wouldn't be unique would it??!!!
Posted on August 14, 2008 1:34 AM
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