Tim: Pair of Swedes for you, one called Freja and one called Fred. Weird name, you might think, but Lola is what a barman misheard Freja’s name as on one night out, and O stands for “one-man orchestra”, as Fred plays all the instruments. Perfectly normal reasoning.
Tim: And that’s an entirely pleasant song.
Tom: But with one of the least promising introductions and first verses I’ve heard in a while. I mean, the word that came to mind was “dull”.
Tim: I wouldn’t go quite that far – admittedly, it’s definitely quieter than it needs to be during the verses, but as I see it the chorus there is absolutely cracking. Annoyingly, it doesn’t make up for the rest of the song enough to make me want to hear it again; on the other hand, if it came on the radio I wouldn’t switch it off, and it’d be a nice addition to a ‘lying on the beach’ playlist, so swings and roundabouts, I guess.
Tom: The chorus just about redeems it each time — just — and it’d make great background music for some minor-success moments in the early rounds of this year’s X Factor. Damning with faint praise, there, I feel.
Tim: Yes. Still, praise is praise, and like I said, it’s perfectly pleasant.