MP3: Bitch Boys - Café Cherié
Sweden's Bitch Boys started life in the late 70s as a killer punk band and put out a couple 7"s along with the LP "H-son produktion", but that's not the Bitch Boys I'm posting today. I do love those early records and grabbed a copy of "H-son" when I was in Stockholm, but I also grabbed a copy of "Continental", their 1981 follow-up album. Even a cursory glance at the covers shows the difference:
Yep, they went from young, snotty punks to new romantic in the space of a year. No big deal though- they were actually pretty damn good at it, as you'll hear in today's mp3. The crowd noise intro is a little long and unnecessary, but once they kick in, it's a great little pop tune with a driving beat and buzzing synths. Sure, it's kinda heavy-handed and over-produced, but it works. I especially dig the way the post-chorus bridge gets all pretty with piano in contrast to the rest of the song. New romantic, indeed! I'll see what I can do about getting a full album rip up later today.
Bitch Boys - Café Cherié