Arkell’s Never Thought This Would Happen (April’14) is a slow burner it does warm up so be patient. Never Thought This Would Happen has a variety of rhythms, textures and instrumentation but develops into a slower, heavier indie rock tune. Almost, but not, a rock ballad.
A change of pace for sure. Still catchy as fuck. Bloody violins too. Great story telling lyrics. Epic song. You'll love it. Listen.
Arkells get
their soul from Motown, have some angry from The Clash and some pop bubble from
Electric Light Orchestral. Impeccable credentials. The Arkells have also professed
admiration for The Hold Steady, Spoon, Hall and Oates and an eclectic variety
of others.
Other great Arkells songs
that will knock your ever loving fucking socks off include Book Club, Whistleblower, Fake Money and Come To Light. Fuck Book Club
is the belter but.
Listening to Arkells’ Fake Money put me in the mood for
listening to the best Clash song ever. Covered by Rage Against The Machine, The
Strokes and Bruce Springsteen it too is a condemnation of the failures of
capitalism.
Here’s
a song that kicks arse and takes no names, the live version of Clampdown (1979). Roll the tanks.
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