Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (Single Review)
Monday, 21 March 2011
Written by Jonathan Cockburn
I feel like I’ve heard Noah and the Whale’s new single somewhere before, there’s something about the breathless delivery of the verses that’s very familiar, and the way the name of the song is spelled out in the choruses is giving me a certain sense of déjà vu.
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. isn’t a bad song, in fact it’s pretty good, it’s just that some parts are so similar to ‘Lola’ by The Kinks that I’m not sure whether it’s subconscious influence, homage, or a deliberate rip-off, but without Lola’s tongue in cheek humour. The song is even about an easy girl called Lisa, albeit without the man parts of the original Lola.
I like Noah and the Whale, they write charming, catchy music and this song is no exception. It still sounds like a Noah and the Whale song, and it’s charming and catchy. There’s nothing inherently wrong with wearing your influences on your sleeve either, the problem is that after listening to the song a few times, I find myself humming the Kinks, rather than Noah and the Whale.
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