Barringtone - Snake In The Grass
You may have heard Barringtone frontman Barry Dobbin in his previous incarnation with quirky Parlophone underachievers Clor, whose debut Love And Pain was well received but failed to make any huge breakthroughs. Doubtless their rubbish name contributed.
OK, Barringtone isn’t much of an improvement on the name front, but the band’s first single certainly points to potential greatness. Heralded by a bizarre rock-opera intro and a thunderclap of guitar and drums (seemingly lifted from a completely different track), Snake In The Grass is a politely danceable urgent pop tune - until the band wilfully mess with the time signature every few moments, as though they are willing you to look awkward on the dancefloor.
The band’s debut single, produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s Jaz Shaw, also bravely attempts to redress the balance for the criminal underuse of the word ‘wahoo’ in modern pop.
1:41 PM | 23/06/2008
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