The central point on the synth/guitar Venn diagram is in itself quite big, but the good bit is actually quite small. It shouldn't be controversial to say that opening up the traditional horizons is fraught with the dangers of spreading things too thin to actually make a difference or ladling it on so thick that there's no room to breathe.
The last time the word ‘Moron’ was shoehorned into a pop song ‘Jilted John’ was enjoying his fifteen minutes of fame before morphing into John Shuttleworth. Fifteen is also the number of months quirky Lancashire punk duo ‘The Lovely Eggs’ have been waiting to hit the road and promote their fine chart-topping record ‘I Am Moron’.
Strap on your headphones, we're going stereo – Drug Store Romeos' superb debut album deserves the over-ear treatment to make the most of its richly orchestrated synth-led dream pop.
