There can be a stigma attached to the side-projects of well-known bands: they are often just cheap reincarnations of the main bands sound. This, however, is not something you can say of Box Codax.
More famously known for his role as the guitarist in alternative Scot-rockers Franz Ferdinand, Nick McCarthy re-kindled his collaboration with his wife Manuela Gernedel and close pal Alexander Ragnew after five years to return this year with new album Hellabuster and single I Won't Come Back.
This track is an upbeat number that does have airs of the Franz about it, replete with anthemic, repetitive lyrics. However, it retains its own original electronic quirks with keyboard wobbles and guitar with a psychedelic fuzzy grit. It's also quite an odd song, but that's a description quite heavily inspired by the track's video (which is well worth viewing in its own, somewhat creepy, terms). Minus the visual distraction though, this disco-prog oddity does have an appeal that, while more left-field and off-kilter than McCarthy's other band, still coulds see them infiltriate the mainstream with their offbeat kookiness.
Words: Adrian Burgess
12:48 PM | 17/06/2011
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I've been enjoying this track ever since Box Codax posted it to their Facebook page. I'm glad you've featured it. I hope it catches on--it's quite catchy.
Posted by Annie at 7:28 PM | 30/06/2011 | Report Abuse
Not a fan of FF's music. Even less so of this. Thought it was awful.
Posted by Lala at 1:15 PM | 03/07/2011 | Report Abuse
Not a fan of FF's music. Even less so of this. Thought it was awful.
Posted by Lala at 1:16 PM | 03/07/2011 | Report Abuse
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