Tom: I know, modern glam rock ain’t exactly up our usual street. But this is the Darkness. “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” was my university anthem. And there’s a new single, from their first new album.
Tom: So here’s the thing: the Darkness fans are going to love this. This is brilliant glam rock, and the riff sounds a little like the sounds coming from indie-darlings Public Service Broadcasting.
Tim: Maybe the fans will love it, yes, but it’s not really going to go much further, for the same reason their second album didn’t – for most people, it’s too ordinary.
Tom: It’s not going to hit the pop charts for the same reason: it’s not got the quirky, pop-sensibility of their first album. It sounds like rock.
Tim: Hmm, and not the same camp rock with the high pitched vocals that got them the attention in the first place. Harsh as this may sound, to non-rock fans it’s just generic rock music, with not much to distinguish it from the rest.
Tom: But if their plan was to consolidate their existing fans, show people that they’ve still got it, and make the music they want to make: they have absolutely nailed it.
Tim: That, I can’t deny.