MUSIC

'Love, My Evil'/'Let Law Be Upheld' (Single, self-released)

Despite being a download-only affair, this is, we’re told, a double A-side. Do downloads have sides? Let’s assume they do. There’s 'Let Law Be Upheld', which sounds very much like a B-side: a sweet, unhurried surf instrumental that wouldn’t be out of place on the ‘Pulp Fiction’ soundtrack. But flip the twin-facetted file over and surely here’s the real Side A, staccato-surf wonder ‘Love, My Evil’ – a chopsy, jealous affair, all clipped diction, arched lyrics and 50s guitars. It’s superbly brief (<90 seconds), and yet manages to ooze with melodrama, one eyebrow raised and quivering. Nick Cave holidaying with Dick Dale maybe, in a very good way. (Mike White)

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