Paying the rent.
Jangly sprightly UK indie pop at its sparkling best is what comes from The Lodger on ‘The Good Old Days’ and it is a pretty apt title as the song carries the feeling of songs that have dominated the airwaves of the past two decades and whilst giving it a slightly nostalgic air, the song has enough to stand up on its own two feet.
The Lodger hail from Leeds and you would have thought that it wasn’t possible for any more bands to hail from that town, surely the guitar shops have sold out by now but nope they keep coming and The Lodger definitely fit in with the chirpy pop edge that is associated with many of their peers. They don’t seem as annoying as the Kaiser Chiefs or as rocking as The Cribs or as strange as iLiKETRAiNS but they have their own niche of 80s indie high pitched vocals with 90s Britpop jangle guitars.
The bass is a hidden gem of the song and the way it fills the space before the chorus is a joy and the lead vocals manage to carry that sounding quite bored but deep down you know the singer loves it delivery, which is not a bad thing to be able to pull off.
The B-Side is a chunky remix of ‘The Good Old Days’ by The Slips that probably won’t appeal to the type of people who adored the lead track but its horses for courses and the two tracks combine to leave an upbeat and pleasant aftertaste.