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...according to our Brett on Wed 02 Jul, 2008.
This Semifinalists 'Last Pretending' 7" is weird, it's like they're doing some kind of 80s medley with really poorly chosen songs or something. There's big cheesy synths and limp guitar chugging with a ludicrous Steve Vai solo as well as some little drum machine bits that just sound like an 808 ripoff on it's factory settings being used by a confused, annoying child playing silly beggars with daddy's machines. There might be the nugget of something decent in here but the song goes from one thing to another so often that it's pretty much impossible to tell. The remix of another tune on the B-side is vastly superior precisely because it sticks to one thing and concentrates on doing it well rather than chucking loads of half-baked gumph into the mix. Ant reckons it might appeal to anyone who was into that Neon Neon LP, I'd add that if you're still watching Dallas you might get something out of it too.TRACKLISTING: (a) Last Pretending (b) Marvellous Macc Mellow (last pretending rmx)- LIMITED TO 700 COPIES
OVERVIEW: “2” is the follow-up to Semifinalists critically-acclaimed psyche-pop debut which was one of NME’s Top 50 albums in 2006…
On the back of the release of their marvellous new album – “2” – on V2/Cooperative Music SEMIFINALISTS will releasing a limited edition 7” of “Last Pretending” and be keeping themselves very busy on the live front, unveiling their ace new tunes over numerous live performances in London and and further afield. The party begins at White Heat at Madame Jojo’s and continues throughout the summer… New shows in June have just been added and the guys will be appearing at both the Wireless and Secret Garden Party festivals in July… upcoming live dates below:
Over the course of their new album the ambition of the band is clear. By mixing sounds of 80’s new wave pop, funk, and disco, as well as dreamy electronic shoegaze, Semifinalists have truly evolved their music. The new album sparkles with sonic and melodic invention, taking the best elements of 80s pop, whilst reshaping them ingeniously and adding some serious dance-floor nous, to produce a modern pop classic, surely destined to the one of the year’s summer soundtracks.
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