Tim: So, remember when Callum Scott took one of the best tunes of recent times and turned it into an unlistenable piece of guitar tedium?
Tom: I try not to.
Tim: Well, dialling in the extremes a bit, Post Precious have gone and done the opposite.
Tim: Like I said, we’re dialling in the extremes: Sign of the Times was actually quite enjoyable, unlike the garbage that Dancing On My Own turned into, but it’s still nice to see that there’s always someone on hand to improve it further, because this is an improvement.
Tom: Huh. I’m not so sure about that, because I really liked Sign of the Times. This isn’t a full-on IN YOUR FACE remix of the sort that, say, Almighty Records would provide, and I think it loses something from that. It needs to be BIG, to provide the same sort of kick that Harry Styles’ spectacular vocals did on the original, and it isn’t big enough.
Tim: There’s still good vocal work there, particularly towards the end of track (as in the original), but the potentially less enjoyable guitar work of the original has instead become a really rather good dance beat. Working within the limits of the original: this is a good dance track.
Tom: It just needs to go up one or two more notches.
Tim: Though I wouldn’t mind turning down that insanely repetitive single beat that starts 30 seconds in and never, ever lets up.
Tom: Oh now I’ve noticed it, and the track is ruined. Never mind.