Tim: What do you know, it’s a new boyband to fill the void left by The Wanted. Three brothers (John, Tom and Robin – clever name, right?), Sweden-born and Australian X Factor 2013 alumni. Fancy a listen?
Tim: And that is basically…well, what pretty much every boyband-with-instruments song has been ever since What Makes You Beautiful arrived.
Tom: Except this actually has the “useless record scratch” effect, last heard in Mmmbop. I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
Tim: It is possible that we’ve reached boyband saturation point? Synth-based The United aside, there’s really not much at all to distinguish between this lot, The Vamps, Lawson, The Fooo, Union J, Satin Circus, Youngblood and however many more; one notable exception there, because they’ve now ditched this and recently came out with a fair old racket.
There really is nothing new or original to be said about this song. (Actually, that sentence would work just as well without “to be said”.) It’s good to listen to, it could have come from any one of a number of bands, it’ll probably sell to a legion of fans calling themselves, I dunno, JTaRds? That’d work.
Tom: Oh dear. That’s not a good name, but I can see it sticking.
Tim: Meh. As you were.