Drive By Argument – Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy
A saucy song title will always garner a certain amount of interest, as well as providing an excuse to slap a picture of someone’s crotch on your CD cover. However, novelty rock fans seduced by Drive By Argument’s shameless use of such underhand tactics will be sorely disappointed.
Dispensing with the cheeky charade, the second single from the electronic influenced rockers showcases a darker side to indie disco, with angst ridden vocals hurtling along on the back of pounding drums, driving bass and sweeping synth riffs. All without a single reference to the adult oriented telecommunications industry.
B-side ‘Dennistoun’s That Way’ switches tempo, its plaintive lyrics, electronic beats and synth recalling the 80s ballads of Ultravox and the like. Once again ignoring the hopes and expectations raised by its name, the track provides no real clue as to the geographical location of the great Glasgow borough of Dennistoun. Not one. What happened to the days when song titles used to mean something? Eh?
‘Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy’ is released on June 25th via Lizard King Records.
Annie McLaughlin
Dispensing with the cheeky charade, the second single from the electronic influenced rockers showcases a darker side to indie disco, with angst ridden vocals hurtling along on the back of pounding drums, driving bass and sweeping synth riffs. All without a single reference to the adult oriented telecommunications industry.
B-side ‘Dennistoun’s That Way’ switches tempo, its plaintive lyrics, electronic beats and synth recalling the 80s ballads of Ultravox and the like. Once again ignoring the hopes and expectations raised by its name, the track provides no real clue as to the geographical location of the great Glasgow borough of Dennistoun. Not one. What happened to the days when song titles used to mean something? Eh?
‘Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy’ is released on June 25th via Lizard King Records.
Annie McLaughlin
With all due respect, you have are talking utter nonsense.
When i read a review about an album/artist/single etc, i expect to be talked through the music itself. To this effect your review left me feeling empty inside!!!
Not least because you have no idea why the track is called 'Sexlines' do some research fool!
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