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Northern Rock!

The Music are one of those bands that have been lurking around the peripherals of my musical radar for a few years now without ever emitting any substantial sonic blip to warrant real attention. Their singles pass me by with all the memorableness of... oh I forget.. something or other.

This is generic sounding indie rock with a whiff of those lords of pomposity U2, mixed with a faint trace of what indie kids call “dance”, i.e. slightly break-beaty. In certain circles its probably been described as anthemic. To these ears its notable only for the fact that it briefly raises its head above the rock fug to remind you of Janes Addiction before reverting back to the toil of producing earnest guitar riffs that give the impression the band are trying to do cartwheels whilst wearing lead boots.