Tom: So I’m going to move us away from Christmas for today, Tim, because there’s some actually good new pop to talk about. (Or in this case, at least, a new music video — the track came out a couple of months ago.)
Poppy is part art-project, part music-project. I’m going to leave aside the weird art side for this, because, frankly, the new single is a banger.
Tim: Hmm, I guess banger is a subjective term – got to say, it left me a little cold. Sure, it’s a good chorus, but that second verse I just found dull, a right switch off. Nice key change, though.
Tom: Okay, it’s not entirely possible to leave the weird art aside, because that’s a hell of a video. This is a song that passes both my Good Pop Tests: I can hum the chorus after one listen, and I immediately hit replay.
Tim: Well, I’m with you on the chorus, we can agree there.
Tom: The middle eight’s a low point, true, and it’s not like there’s a great message in the lyrics anywhere. But, oh, that chorus.