Definitely a contender for video of the year. Not sure what it’s all about, but it certainly does have Karen O in one of the shiniest, coolest outfits you’ll see all year, pretty lights, and the band being outshone by a moonwalking, backflipping wolf-man-thing. And then of course there’s the brilliantly gory finale where… well, what do you think happens? Read the title.
Directed by Richard Ayoade off of the IT Crowd, the video’s obviously awesome, and the song, a raucous, synth-assisted rocker, still holds up a few months after the release of It’s Blitz!
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Somehow both of VV’s previous singles managed to sound a bit like ‘The Monster Mash’ gone 2009 pop. Which was OK, but kind of disconcerting. Can this one break the mould?
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Second single from the much-lauded Xenomania-produced Yes. Can the godfathers of all that is Pop in 2009 keep up the pace?
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Skins-soundtracking one-hit wonders. Naked NME covers. Blah blah blah. Should we care about the big comeback? Let’s find out…
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There are indie kids of a certain age who will always eagerly anticipate a new Sophie E-B single, regardless of quality. While she’s certainly had her moments in the decade since disbanding middling indie combo theaudience – Groovejet for my money is still a contender for single of the 00s so far – she’s thusfar failed to consistently produce the goods. So does this brilliantly-titled newie change things?
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