_____Another band who’s hole has been licked thoroughly by NME, but I swear, this isn’t a pattern emerging. Although, it must be said, NME got it right this time. There an electro-rock duo from London, best described as a slightly harsher version of Klaxons. A Brief History Of Love is their debut album also, and straight away was a big hit amongst annoying indie-kids everywhere, with pre-album releases Velvet and Too Young To Love having got numerous plays at only the most alternative of nightclubs across the UK.
_____The album didn’t come out until September, but by that stage they had already attracted huge media attention, with a brownnosed NME awarding them a high place in their Future 50 helping them to pack out their stage at Reading with some of the trendiest teenagers on the planet AND some normal people too. Things were looking pretty good for The Big Pink. And then, Dominos.
_____This is probably the closest runner-up to my song of the year, narrowly missing out to an sexually arousing Simian stunner you’ll hear about later. The majority of you have probably already heard it, either on Phantom FM for the cooler kids among you, on the Xbox Live ad, or from numerous other dangerously mainstream music providers. I even caught it playing on Smash Hits! once or twice. Nah, only kidding, but it did achieve a #27 spot on the UK Singles Chart, highlighting the extent of the album’s success. I can tell you, the indie kids were not happy about the Chart appearance, as this inevitably meant they had to stop liking them with immediate effect. At least they still have La Roux. Oh wait…
_____A record deal, a well solid album, and an amazing single, 2009 was pretty good to The Big Pink, yet things got better when they were announced as support for Muse’s UK tour, making them even awesomer by association. Yet, one can’t help but sense that the future will be slightly disappointing for the London duo, as who knows if they’ll ever get the chance to see Matt Belamy so close-up again…
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