Tim: We got sent this, so I though it only polite to have a listen; I’m quite glad I did, as it happens.
Tim: It’s kind of pretty, isn’t it? If you think I’m going to type all those lyrics in to see what they mean you can properly do one.
Tom: That’s our commitment to serious music journalism, right there.
Tim: But I’ve at least found out that the title means Dancing To Forget You, and the “sjálfa mig” that sounded like it might be meaningful in the middle eight actually means “myself”, so it isn’t really. It’s probably along the same lines as yesterday’s track, actually, with a “being on your own’s alright, really”.
Tom: I reckon that’s a decent message, actually. Better than Robin Thicke’s new album, certainly.
Tim: Erm…hmm…sorry, you’ve got me trying to think of something that’d be worse that that, but I’m not sure I can.
Tom: Musically, this seems to come up a bit short for me — it could be any one of hundreds of tracks, and I couldn’t remember the hook after listening to it.
Tim: Perhaps not, but in the moment I like this – it’s danceable, it can easily be beefed up a bit with a remix or two if you want to celebrate being on your own while you’re out having a proper party, but otherwise it’s pleasantly understated – less yesterday’s “LEAVE ME ALONE, I’M HAVING FUN” and more “look, just sod off would you? And close the door on the way out.” Works well.