MT – ‘Alpha Romeo’
We all need a little pop-filled pick-me-up in the middle of the week, don’t we? Well, get ready for the Prozac-draped wit of MT and their new release, our Track Of The Day, ‘Alpha Romeo’.
Far from the details of the love between a man and his motor, the London band take us hand in hand with marble eyes and coat-hanger smiles to the top of the indie pop world.
Sounding like Adam Green on ecstasy playing Bop It! with a DMT-induced Darwin Deez, full of pop riffs and ironic lyrics, MT are showing they have the pop prowess to rival anyone in the business.
Michael Tomlinson is as wry as ever, detailing his boredom with the dating world and the egotistical drive to ‘one up’ each other in pursuit of sex, and he does it all with a big fat grin on his hair-covered face.
Bass lines lift and tantalise as strings as bouncy as Iggle (fucking) Piggle take us into an altogether sumptuous chorus backed with delicate, then jumping piano, which delights the ears and feet alike. The lyrics bring a darker tone when analysed, and there are reflections of Jonathan Richman and his Woody Allen-esque smiling defeatism. Because of this, ‘Alpha Romeo’ is not chintzy, it’s not tooth rotting-ly sweet, it’s refreshing and above all, it’s impossible not to dance to.
The band, consisting of a clan of mystery-clad pop-mongers, manage to bring a light and enjoyability to an otherwise gloomy and psyche-based scene. Their party-inducing sound isn’t contrived or conceited and, as such, has found its way into the darkest hearts and haunts of London.
They are bringing back positivity with the cool tune, toe-tapping rhythm and clever lines of Alpha Romeo. We say ‘Yes!’ to MT.
Check it out below.
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