Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters

Interesting. On the one hand, this sounds oh so very early 2000s indie rock and the kind of thing that would’ve sent journalists off to write their next “rock is dead and dance is back” article for some music blog that no longer exists. On the other, it also sounds like the SNL skit where Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake pretend to be the BeeGees. And despite all of that… I didn’t hate it! More than anything, it sounds mostly like Elton John (hat tip, Andy). I was thinking though of musicians who sound like Elton John and my list ended up being only 2 long. And one of them is Elton John himself. Then I was thinking, ya know what? I bet Elton John would like this band. I could totally see that. And that made me feel better about it all. I probably won’t listen to this band again. (Unless they do a whole album of disco Pink Floyd covers; not that “Numb” was good, but it was admittedly interesting.) But I liked “Return to Oz,” and “Tits on the Radio,” as well as a few others I don’t remember the names of. Let’s call it a 2.5 but I’ll round up to be nice.

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