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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Scouting For Girls, Jack Penate, The Hoosiers -

where did all this upbeat British pop come from?

how come it's doing so well?

why do we all seem to hate it? (Judging by the Year In Pop polls)

how come the word "skiffle" keeps coming to mind?

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

My beef with SFG is purely the singer & the words he is saying. I like piano pop!

But back to skiffle: I guess this is down to the stripped down production style* that's in vogue at the moment - making the songs appeal to all the bedroom kids with acoustical guitars trying to play & sing along. That's absolutely fine (cf me & Elastica!) but hardly aspirational.

*Which also seems to involve not being able to play in time or tune.

[ninebelow.livejournal.com]

My beef with SFG is purely the singer & the words he is saying.

And the name! Don't forget the name!