Icona Pop – Get Lost

“This is so much better than the Saturdays.”

Tim: Since we mentioned them yesterday, we might as well have a listen to this, the first track off their upcoming second/third/whateverth album, depending upon your country, and we start with a bit of electric guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0d7_pWrmJk

Tom: My god. It’s full of hooks.

Tim: It is, yes.

Tom: Also, that’s really good electric guitar.

Tim: Also true. It turns out it’s not actually an unpleasant a title as you might first have thought, and is a nice-ish message – as long as you’re the person they’re singing to, because otherwise you’re left with a slight feeling of “yeah, well, sod you.”

Anyway, it’s as rackety as ever, so I’m guessing you’re not so keen, but: how does it compare with The Saturdays?

Tom: Actually, I’m very keen on this.

Tim: Really?

Tom: Perhaps I’m getting more used to their style — or perhaps their style is becoming a bit more mainstream. There’s more melody here than you might expect. This is so much better than the Saturdays.

Tim: You think? Because for me, to be honest, it’s actually very similar – in fact, I don’t think there’s much I said yesterday that I couldn’t say today. It’s fun enough, I’d dance to it, but as with you yesterday, not melodic enough for me to hit the Play Next button.

Tom: Speak for yourself. This has a much better message, a much better melody, and, crucially, a much better electric guitar.