Trudy and the Romance’s new single ‘’Sandman’’ is a sporadic and gloriously untidy affair, held together by wonderful songwriting and Oliver Taylor’s increasingly distinct falsetto.
With a Facebook description of "'50s mutant pop" and a clear C86 jangle-pop influence, Trudy and the Romance are a band who spend time, as their name betrays, ‘romanticising’ the sounds of bygone times. Rather than merely crib, Trudy and the Romance convert such aesthetics and imbue them with added dimensions, such as the doo-wop heard on ‘’Behave’’. ‘’Sandman’’ is no different.
More ramshackle and unpredictable than previous outings, ‘’Sandman’’ is a collision of Avey Tare-esque guitar melodies and synths, post-punk basslines and Taylor’s breathless vocal performance. Typically Trudy and the Romance in its lyrical content - ‘’baby please hold me when I scream’’, ‘’baby please push me out’’ - it’s the most urgent they’ve sounded on record, and undoubtedly them at their most enthralling. Clearly not bereft of vigour nor ideas, you can only wonder with what they’ll come up with next.
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