Scouting For Girls are releasing another identikit single on April 10th called Heartbeat. Oh boy, I can hardly contain my excitement or, indeed, my bladder.
And why should I hold back the putrid waves of urine? Because Scouting For Girls are surely taking the piss with this blander-than-bland nonsense. Simon Reynolds over at DS poses an interesting question:
how long can Scouting For Girls push this factory-line indie sound before their fans tire of it?
The thing is, there’s not even a pretence of coming up with an original song. Each single they’ve released over the last few months has been a watered down regurgitation of the one before it. Heartbeat is just awful, and no amount of positive spin can change that.
I can only imagine that Roy Stride and his companions on this little adventure are musically bankrupt and out to milk the public for a couple of albums’ worth before disappearing off the face of the planet grinning like loons, their suitcases filled with the cash of tone-deaf plonkers. There’s no other reason for it. Ray, baby, if I’m wrong please write in and tell me.
The fact that they’re masquerading as an Indie band is what really sticks in my throat. Scouting For Girls are to Indie music what Busted were to punk. A shameful parody.
And so, I’ve decided not to bother reviewing this band ever again. Its simply a matter of same shite, (slightly) different cover. If I had a category on this blog for “Please God Strike Me Deaf”, rest assured this review would be filed under it.
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