Hood
The Lost You

A Norman Records recommendation (30th November 2006)

...according to our Phil on 30 November 2006.

Something to cheer you up is the new Hood single. The long awaited return of the Leeds four... Firstly I'd like to start by saying I love this single. 5 tracks on dbl 7" and CD, 4 new tracks and 1 album track... the vinyl is limited to 500 copies. So that's the facts and figures sorted. It starts off like Prefuse 73, cuts into a Slits sample and then turns into more familiar indie territory. It's very hifi, very polished and most notably very very pop. Layers and layers, there's so much in there.... the guitars towards the end are very Sonic Youth and there's a guitar solo. Something you don't expect from a Hood record. This is utter genius.... it just gets better. One of the singles of the year! It's good to see someone doing something different rather than following the same trends as everyone else. Also of note is the last track featuring Dose One which to me sounds like the best thing Four Tet  never made. It's almost like Four Tet and Autechre remixing a Bjork track. And it's got ice cream van noises.... I could talk about the greatness of this single for a long time but alas time doesn't permit.... Just fecking buy it. You won't be disappointed!