Almost never, at least very rarely, does introverted nostalgia sounded as good as it does on The Mary Onettes’ new single, ‘The Night Before The Funeral’. On the few occasions that it has (tempted to mention the Smiths at this juncture), widespread infatuation seems to follow, and ‘The Night Before The Funeral’ should prompt this kind of response in almost any human beings who even occasionally enjoy having their cochlea tickled by music.
Am I aware that I compare far too many bands to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart? Indeed. Am I still going to compare The Mary Onettes to them? Absolutely. Beyond the lush shimmer that TPOBPAH probably plagiarised straight from them, ‘The Night Before The Funeral’ tugs at the brain in all the right places with an almost indecent amount of hooks that recalls label-mates The Radio Dept. at their head-arresting best. By the time the forlorn cry of ”and it falls apart, it falls apart…” collides with the most tearfully euphoric chorus this side of The National, you’ll be heart-melted-in-a-melancholy-puddle-at-your-feet and completely convinced that the exact opposite is true; this time around, The Mary Onettes seem to have got everything in just the right place.
The Mary Onettes: ‘The Night Before The Funeral’
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