In the interest of full disclosure, I am very close to this
release but I’m also very excited about it. This latest instalment by The Dahlmanns is their best yet in
my opinion. If ever there was a definition of hit pop smash then these two
songs are surely the sonic illustration of such a premise.
One original, one cover. I swear that I thought Line had
written “Do You Want Crying” and had no idea it was a Katrina and the Waves
song. In that time honoured tradition of picking material – and adding to it –
this was a master stroke. “Play It (on Repeat)” is an original that stands up
alongside any of your anthems. “Faking unaffected” just won’t cut it. I
challenge anyone in radio to programme it as an antidote to that anodyne urban
slop that they dole out on a minute by minute basis.
“... Crying” is a tour de
force. When the guitar outro comes in at then all bets are off. The
first time I heard it, I was gasping for breath so hard that I almost needed
oxygen. And that sensation has continued – on repeat – every time I
hear it. The expression “on fire” is often overused but this is an incendiary a guitar run as I have ever heard. And I do mean EVER.
They really upped the ante on an already high-fallutin’
catalogue with this one and yes, there will be a vinyl edition coming down the pike.
Meanwhile you can get a CD-ingle or a download (via CD Baby) from those savvy
folks at the Pop Detective imprint out in New Jersey, USA.