A Year In Pop: Week Two

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

After last week's appetiser the chart gets back to feasting (on its young) - THIRTEEN new entries to rate and contemplate, we see now why Stevem's monthly polls were so huge. Possible points of interest include the BBC's "Sound of 07" Mika with the highest new entry, and nu-ravers The Klaxons getting their first proper hit. And of course download revolutionaries KOOPA.

[Poll #908393]

I have downloaded all of these and will give them an listen and report in the comments thread. But don't take my word for it!

Comments

Re: What does the View song sound like?

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Cornershop mixed with something else.

Re: What does the View song sound like?

[koganbot]

No, it's the Clash deciding to do a "fun" "pop" song like "One Two Crush On You" or something and so forgoing their usual pangsty caterwaul and their songwriting ability, so becoming totally negligible, 'cept far more negligible than the actual Clash ever managed to be. As such, it's not so bad, but negligibility does not inspire Frank Tickdom.

Re: What does the View song sound like?

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I ticked it for the vocal: the singer's quite endearing. I like the foregrounding of his odd accent (which sounds to me more northern England than Dundee, Scotland, but whatevs) in much the same way Futureheads and Arctic Monkeys successfully did. This tactic isn't played out yet.

The backing is dull indie rock though. And every other View song I've heard is k-rub.