School Of Language - Poor Boy
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A side project of Field Music that has become a main project, School of Language is written and recorded entirely by David Brewis. This is a one man and his laptop affair, but it manages to sound like a laptop with a drummer, guitarist and keyboard player willingly trapped inside. New single 'Poor Boy' is easily the most accessible track from his debut album, 'Sea From Shore'.
'Poor Boy' is a fuzz of American college rock guitars and falsetto harmonies, approaching a geeked-up Queens of the Stone Age. Who knew Sunderland could produce such sunny melodies and squelchy bass? Like Weezer in their cuter moments, it slots together deceptively simple melodies and crisp guitar riffs. A bit like Tetris. But it's not all brightly coloured shapes, as David slyly observes in the chorus: "and you're tired of being everybody's lover".
At four minutes, 'Poor Boy' hangs around for about a minute too long. Many good things can happen in one minute, but 'Poor Boy''s repetition is not one of them. Had the duplicate choruses been chopped out, it could have been a sparky little pop nugget ready to enliven indie discos. Unfortunately, it just keeps going. And going. And going.
'Poor Boy' is released as a single through Memphis Industries on 19th May 2008.
Jacky Hall
School Of Language Official Site
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A side project of Field Music that has become a main project, School of Language is written and recorded entirely by David Brewis. This is a one man and his laptop affair, but it manages to sound like a laptop with a drummer, guitarist and keyboard player willingly trapped inside. New single 'Poor Boy' is easily the most accessible track from his debut album, 'Sea From Shore'.
'Poor Boy' is a fuzz of American college rock guitars and falsetto harmonies, approaching a geeked-up Queens of the Stone Age. Who knew Sunderland could produce such sunny melodies and squelchy bass? Like Weezer in their cuter moments, it slots together deceptively simple melodies and crisp guitar riffs. A bit like Tetris. But it's not all brightly coloured shapes, as David slyly observes in the chorus: "and you're tired of being everybody's lover".
At four minutes, 'Poor Boy' hangs around for about a minute too long. Many good things can happen in one minute, but 'Poor Boy''s repetition is not one of them. Had the duplicate choruses been chopped out, it could have been a sparky little pop nugget ready to enliven indie discos. Unfortunately, it just keeps going. And going. And going.
'Poor Boy' is released as a single through Memphis Industries on 19th May 2008.
Jacky Hall
School Of Language Official Site
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