Tim: Second single, after last year’s not-covered-by-us-but-really-quite-good debut track Made Of.
Tom: Benny Benassi inspired much? Those synths sound awfully familiar, and it’s got a similar “concept” video as well, even if it’s not based around what is basically clothed porn.
Tim: It’s good, in a fairly similar manner to a lot of piano-y dance tracks that’ve been around recently – the simplicity of the melody on top is added to by the drum synth line, and it works nicely together. There’s one question that needs to be answered, though: does it needs a vocal?
Tom: I think I’ve now reached my limit of piano-dance tracks. I get it. You’ve found a piano riff. You’re going to repeat it for about three and a half minutes with various changes in instrumentation and volume. Well done. Let’s move on.
Tim: No – instead we’re going to have a discussion about vocals, and you can’t stop it. Eric Prydz’s Pjanoo worked very well on its own, and we both agreed that Bromance was better without a singer. On the other hand, Penguins was improved quite a bit, and I reckon this would be as well. Those first two had chords in them, something a decent pianist could play with emotion and energy. This, though, is just one note after another for the most part, and to be honest it just sounds a bit lonely.
Tom: It needs a vocal. It needs a defibrillator. It needs something.
Tim: On the other hand, when the video came to a close I realised that actually, it’s perfect for jogging or something to (if you’re into that sort of thing), so for a work-out mix CD this’d be fine.
Tom: True. But that’s damning with faint praise, surely?
Tim: Oh, very faint indeed – faint, in fact, like YOUR MUM after I’ve spent a night with her. OH YES. I WENT THERE. BRING IT.
Tom: What? Why? That doesn’t even make any sense.
Tim: Yeah, I have no idea where that came from.