Flashguns - Passions Of A Different Kind (Single Review)
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by James Ball
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If there ever was a band that sounds exactly like todays indie music scene, then Flashguns are exactly it. 'Passions of a Different Kind' brings to the table a slightly moody, if upbeat twinkle of emotive jangly guitar pop rock. Even the vocals by frontman Sam Felix Johnston have a particular wail about them that doesn’t really set them apart from their peers. So, while this song is about as original and fresh as anything U2 have released in the last ten years, that doesn’t mean to say it’s bad. After all, Radiohead sounded like Pixies when they started out, and Muse sounded like Radiohead. Look what’s happened to the pair of them now.
 They are clearly skilled musicians with an ear for a good tune. The song gels together well, and while it’s not a tour de force in lyrical mastery, it’s an inoffensive piece of the guitar rock pie, although it is the last piece as everyone else has already had some.
The opening bars sound a little like early Placebo before the vocals themselves kick in, and from the opening verse, the track soars into its short, but atmospheric chorus. Later on, it does that thing that most songs feel like they have to do and get suddenly quiet. Johnston sounds genuinely vulnerable and fragile here for all of about five seconds before the chorus blasts back in rudely and status quo is resumed.
In short, it’s a pretty good song on its own merit, which will quite easily get lost in the shuffle on the radio. It’s not overly exciting or fresh or ground breaking, but has its own quiet little charm that doesn’t outstay its welcome.
There’s still much to uncover about Flashguns we haven’t heard, I feel.
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