Alex J – You Say
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| Alex J - You Say |
Release Date: Out Now
Plymouth artist Alex Jennings has
been honing his craft for a while now and this offering, ‘You Say’, is an
interesting blend of Pop and Motown that takes a couple of listens to uncover
fully. You see, at less than three minutes you could be forgiven for thinking
this is a throw away Pop tune but when you get to the very end of the song
you’re just left with the bass and drums for a few seconds and you realise this
has been a Motown song along. Vocally and melodically, this is more in the vein
of something like Badly Drawn Boy or the Feeling in that it’s that very English
indie-pop sensibility with notes placed perfectly. The Pop and Motown
combination sort of works but my brain is split in half with the Pop side
wanting the rhythm section to calm down and the Motown side wanting the vocals
and guitars to let rip and get wild on my ass. I can’t work out whether this is
a clever blend or a weird crossbreed of a genre but I’m going to call it Potown
and have a lie down. Music that makes you think, though, and that’s never a bad
thing. Not ever.
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