Tuesday, 8 June 2010

No Machine - On Ebay

The accompanying press release tell us that "On Ebay is set to give to give (sic) music a breath of fresh air". That's music in general apparently folks. Congratulations on winning the hyperbole superbowl lads.
It also tells us that the song concerns 'a guy who puts his girlfriend on ebay, then regrets it.' This is the closest anything in this particular package came to interesting.
It's well produced etc., the instruments (guitar, bass, horns, keyboard, drums) are skillfully played and arranged etc etc., but so what? A pleasantish synth harmony underscoring the chorus melody aside, this is a bland song with a pedestrian repetitive melody (albeit passionately delivered) that manages to get on your nerves halfway through the first listen. I wonder how pleased with it the team behind it really are. It seems something of a song for the sake of it.
Excuse me. I think I need a breath of fresh air.

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