aaamusic | On 16, Aug 2010

Blood Red Shoes new single Heartsink initial riff reminds me of early Ash, with their sharp guitars and angry yet refreshing and “happy” vocals. It is undeniably catchy, with grungy guitar riffs and amazing drums guiding the indie crow to the dancefloor to prove them that you can deliver a great hit and dancefloor filler without having to be meaningless and, most importantly, tedious and boring.

The duo describes the track as a “pop song destroyed” and I think this perfectly summarizes what this track is: a great manifesto of 2010 great indie sound, something more cutting edge than the Americana we’ve been listening to in the past years and something not trying desperately to be the British version of The White Stripes. This is pure, perfect angry teen indie pop riot, and you’ll love it, or you are a fool.

Author: Tim