Another day, another indie band being heralded as bright young things by the NME brigade. Here, London’s Tapetheradio give us indie tinged with melancholy; from its opening, sobering notes to singer M.C’s whiny vocals. And with lyrics like “You paved the way for my heart/It gets lonely” getting thrown into the mix, you might just find those heartstrings getting tugged. That, or you might wind up a little nauseous. Either way, next up is a neat, effects-laden bridge before a chorus that, alas, tries a little too hard to be anthemic and ends up sounding a bit stale. ‘Keep On Talking’, on B-side duties here, has more ‘oooh oooh’s’ than the average AFI track. But while the band kick out a tight jam, it’s a case of one ‘hey’ too many. Move along now people, nothing to see here. Ultimately on this single, Tapetheradio straddle a line somewhere between radio-friendly indie ala Franz Ferdinand and more complex, emotional rock, ala the likes of early Biffy Clyro. Sadly, their efforts don’t entirely satisfy on either account, being not quite catchy enough to blast the band into the big boy league, while simultaneously not having quite enough depth.
