Tom: She played London this weekend; a lot of folks I know went and I couldn’t make it. I’m not sure why I mentioned that, other than to vaguely vent.
Tim: Well, let’s hope you don’t stay too negative then.
Tom: Huh.
Tim: Ah.
Tom: I… I don’t like it. Am I just being really cynical? Because, you know, it’s Carly Rae Jepsen.
Tim: No, you’re not – that is, for me, just not a Carly Rae Jepsen track. There’s nowhere near the energy I associate with her, it’s almost dull.
Tom: The chorus has the cadence of a playground rhyme, and I just don’t think it’s very good. Plus, there’s the breathy “cool” and vocal samples in the chorus, and the talky middle-eight: if this was an unknown artist I’d suggest it almost fits under the damnable banner of “novelty song”.
Tim: Ooh, no, wouldn’t go that far. Certainly very, very disappointing, though.
Tom: Full marks to the animator on that music video, though, it’s lovely.
Tim: True.