Barringtone – ‘Snake In the Grass’ (single review)
Ever stop and thought to yourself: “What happened to Clor frontman Barry Dobbin?”
No, me neither. But if you had, since last year Dobbin has been part of Barringtone.
Barringtone are an eccentric three piece from London and their latest single ‘Snake in the Grass’ has received promising reviews from the likes of The Times and The Guardian.
This is what I find so worrying.
‘Snake in the Grass’ has all the shambolic chaos and lack of structure that works so well for the Rumble Strips, but Barringtone have infused the track with a sort of over zealous campness that is characteristic of the likes of Alphabeat.
It is hard to see what demographic Barringtone are pitching this three minutes of theatrical enthusiasm to but whether it’s The Darkness- esque vocals screeching ‘Thunder, Thunder, ooohh’ or the cheesy drawn out guitar riffs, it is difficult to see just what exactly the broadsheets found so intoxicating.
Fans who proudly sang out ‘It's like a revelation…woh oh, o-o-oh’ in February will love this little shimmy and jazz hand inducing number, as for everyone else – steer clear.
By Laura Routledge
Release Date: 23/6/08
Label: This is Music
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No, me neither. But if you had, since last year Dobbin has been part of Barringtone.
Barringtone are an eccentric three piece from London and their latest single ‘Snake in the Grass’ has received promising reviews from the likes of The Times and The Guardian.
This is what I find so worrying.
‘Snake in the Grass’ has all the shambolic chaos and lack of structure that works so well for the Rumble Strips, but Barringtone have infused the track with a sort of over zealous campness that is characteristic of the likes of Alphabeat.
It is hard to see what demographic Barringtone are pitching this three minutes of theatrical enthusiasm to but whether it’s The Darkness- esque vocals screeching ‘Thunder, Thunder, ooohh’ or the cheesy drawn out guitar riffs, it is difficult to see just what exactly the broadsheets found so intoxicating.
Fans who proudly sang out ‘It's like a revelation…woh oh, o-o-oh’ in February will love this little shimmy and jazz hand inducing number, as for everyone else – steer clear.
By Laura Routledge
Release Date: 23/6/08
Label: This is Music
www.myspace.com/lordbarringtone
Click here to read more Barringtone related news, reviews & interviews!
Buy Barringtone CDs & Vinyl
Buy Barringtone MP3s
Buy Barringtone Tickets
Buy Barringtone Merch
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