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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Heroes are in at the moment. Whether it's the desperate wannabes on the third season of The X-Factor or the far-better-than-it-had-any-right-to-be tv show Heroes (which indeed has me in its spell), they are popping up all over the place. But here at The Zapping, we've always had a soft spot for those original super-heroes of pop, the rather marvellous and lovely Switch-22. Not only did they write a little greeting for us (previously The Zapping's most visited day before yesterday!) but they have the sort of faces (and bodies) that a boy could spend a good forty minutes snogging at the (late lamented) Smash Hits Poll Winners Party if a) S22 were into boys and b) if that boy were single. Which I'm not. I'm quite happy snogging one man for the rest of my days…
Anyhoo, as many of you know, I'm on a mission to get some quality pop back into the charts (see yesterday's post on Simon and Gavin) and Switch-22 are just the boys to bring some much needed fun and sex appeal back to the airwaves. They have recently released their debut EP entitled "We Put The S in Action", a surprisingly diverse collection of five songs that showcase their ability to adapt to different genres and have a great time while doing it. The EP kicks off with the lovely Beautiful Eyes – a perfect ballad for release at Christmas that swirls with gentle piano, crescendo-ing strings and deep heartfelt vocals that recall the best of Erasure in the late 80s. Next is an 8 minute ambient bliss-out affair entitled Fall With Me and you do as tripping beats wash over you, lulling you into an almost hypnotic state. But then the fun begins and the super-heroes only have limited time to save planet earth as the pulsating Soul Shake kicks in. This would be a great first single and I can only imagine the video that would go with it. All leather and grease no doubt and the most fun assault on the charts since Fuzzbox mounted it with International Rescue. Surrender and Yesterday are also strong single contenders and bring this far-too-short EP to a close, leaving you with a smile on your face and definitely wanting more, more, more…
LINK: Buy Put The S Back In Action
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