Literally minutes after I posted yesterday's story about the Guillemots, Polydor put the video up on Youtube. It is like the one Girls Aloud did for Something Kinda Ooooh, but without the dancing.
Here are six words I never thought I'd type: The new Guillemots single is amazing!
You remember the Guillemots, right? They had a Brit nomination and everything. Not ringing any bells? Maybe you remember that in every article ever written about the band, someone mentions that they once used a typewriter as an instrument. Tres avant garde, non?
Anyway, they've got a new album coming out and the lead single, Get Over It, sounds like those amazing indie-pop crossovers of the 1980s - like Electronic, New Order, The Cure, Billy Ocean (just kidding).
Sadly, nobody plays a typewriter on it. Instead, the band rely on two of pop's most fundamental elements: A shouty chorus and a bit that goes "wooo-woo".
For good measure, they also use the "spooky funfair" sound effect from Scooby Doo. Superb.
This Spanish website has an MP3 of the track. If you are anti-piracy, you'll have to settle for a live performance on Jonathan Ross, which completely robs the song of any subtlety.
Here are six words I never thought I'd type: The new Guillemots single is amazing!
