Lizzie and the Yes Men release ‘Unstoppable’
I’m in a shit mood. It’s nearly 1am and I’ve been working at the same desk, staring at the same screen since 8am yesterday. I’m more than ready to unleash it all on Lizzie and the Yes Men in this review. What sort of name is that, anyway? It’s because of ‘yes men’ that I’m still sitting here.
Annoyingly though, I can’t help but like ‘Unstoppable’, the band’s new single. The bass beats like the heart of a teenager kissing their first love, but Twiggy-esque Lizzie Holdforth quickly takes things from innocent pecking to full-on dry humping. “I can tell that you want me/I can see that you need me,” she coos over wailing guitars and tight backing vocals inspired by ’60s surf rock and good old British punk.
Along with the tag of ‘next big thing’ on Britain’s surf-rock scene comes all the seaside clichés. Yes, this band is making waves. Yes, they’ve got a strong current of support, and yes, Lizzie is a striking band leader. But a mature mod look and Quentin Tarantino-inspired sound is helping them piss all over the clichés like they’re jellyfish stings.
‘Unstoppable’ is passionate and flirty. Sexy and soulful. Sultry and sweet. But above everything, it’s incredibly confident. This is the sound of a band that knows what it’s doing and where it’s heading, and with hooks this catchy and rifts this energetic, you can’t help but want to go with them.
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