aaamusic | On 27, Aug 2012

Remember The Look? Didn’t think so. Chances are, however, you will remember (or at least recognise) their 1981 hit ‘I Am The Beat’ – their one and only hit. You see, The Look were a short-lived pop-rock band – one hit wonders, who disbanded just two years after that top ten single.

Anyway, The Look are back. Well, actually they reformed in 2004, and released their second album ‘Pop Yowlin’’ in 2005. But, The Look are back again. In preparation for the release of their upcoming third album, the Suffolk trio have unveiled comeback single ‘Let It Go’.

‘Let It Go’ is a pop anthem – so incredibly accessible, that it already sounds familiar, like you’ve heard it on one of your parent’s ‘Best Of The 80s’ compilations. Bands don’t make this sort of massive, cheerful pop-rock anymore. Plonky piano, sunny bursts of brass, and simplistic rock’n’roll guitars surround the ridiculously infection vocal harmony of the chorus. The youth of today might find this a little sickly, and it really is rather silly, but my-oh-my is it fun.

★★★★★

Clive Rozario