paw paw – wired ok/strange reaction
nice little debut single from this london based mixed gender 3 piece.
having helped out others over the years (hello sarah nixey!), the band now step out of the shadows, wanting to share their love for all things poppy, 80s, and extremely catchy with the rest of the world.
certain sections will have your human league addiction satiated with an addictive mix of girl-boy vocal interplay and retro synths, while the rest will just provide a nice warm electro glow to your stereo thats worthy of a lot of love.
oh, and is that an old speak-and-spell sample buried in the mix ? gotta love it then really haven’t you.
tracklisting : wired ok, strange reaction, strange reaction (5am dread mix)
more detail : here
molloy – tracy/futurist suit
yes, even more electro pop for you to spend your hard earned on.
this time, the results are more in line with what the nu-ravers/ed banger scensters are all currently loving. with a very assured sound the lead track, tracy, has a sharp radio friendly hookline incorporating more of those fat analogue synth noises, alongside new chunky wave guitars. the results are brilliantly insistent, and generate a lot of garish dayglo coloured fun which given that the limited vinyl edition from those lovely people at buzzy new label, way out records, is on a lovely shade of snot green no less, makes things even more perfect for 2007.
oh, and when you get an email advising the myspace page is called : myspace.com/thisisfuckingbrilliant then who am i to argue with such opinionated honesty.
thankfully, from the evidence provided so far, they could well be right.
video : here
more detail : here