You can argue about where rock meets indie, where pop infectiousness blends with heavier energies, how you set up a groove, and other such intangible questions until the cows come home, as we say in my part of rural England, but such discussions are academic if you can’t write a good song. “Good In Blue” is a good song. No, make that a great song.
And such discussions are doubly pointless in this case, as “Good In Blue” is one of those songs that merges all the abovementioned genres to some degree. The song exists at a sweet spot where the urgency and energy of rock, the accessibility and groove of indie music, and the aforementioned infectiousness of pop all come together. All elements do their job, and what emerges from the sonic crucible is an incredible combination of all those genres’ best bits – fresh yet familiar.
Not only is it a good song, sorry, a great song, but it is effortlessly so. I dare anyone to give it a spin and not find themselves drawn in by its not-inconsiderable charms and, under the right circumstances, find themselves boogying around the room or spinning across the dance floor, cutting a rug, flipping their wig, or throwing some crazy shapes – whatever the kids are calling it these days. (I don’t know, I don’t get out much.)
Anyway, the point is this: genres are overrated. Just take the best bits from everything and weave them together – the sound you end up with will be a killer. And here’s the proof.
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