Of
Note: ‘Emoticon’ by The Wombats
In
recent years, since the mainstream acceptance of such alt-pop acts as Passion
Pit and Phoenix, I have developed an ear for oddly quirky, jangly,
electronic-driven music. It’s the kind of music that seems, upon first listen,
alien, intellectual, and strange.
However, as stated, I have more than warmed to this sound; I now embrace
it.
And
such is the case with today’s ‘Of Note’ selection: the dense, but crisp,
‘Emoticon’ by The Wombats. It is forlorn
and danceable at the same time. The
chorus soars despite its seeming bitterness and sense of defeat.
Founded
in Liverpool back in 2003, The Wombats have remained a consist delivery system
for innovative, fresh, idiosyncratic pop.
This is a as smart as it comes, folks.
Their April 2015 release, ‘Glitterbug’ contains no less than four
stellar singles: among them, the dazzling ‘Emoticon’.
The group broke big in 2008 and continue to sell well in the UK, yet have never broken through to the mainstream, here, in the US.
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