The Enemy – This Song Is About You

Released: 17^th March 2008

Record label: EMI, (distributed by Upshot Communications)

With what I describe as a “burnt indie voice”, (when a lead singer seems to exaggerate their accent and does not enunciate every syllable), The Enemy’s lead singer Tom Clarke proves as reliable as every. However, wondering why he sounds like many of the young lead singers of unsigned bands I have seen, a Google search soon revealed Tom Clarke is only 19, (or possibly 20 now). Not as rousing as some of The Enemy’s offerings, such as the anthemic Had Enough, This Song Is About You offers a steady, more chilled out sound. With a tune slightly reminiscent of some of The Lightning Seeds’ songs, This Song will not instantly grab you, although I suspect it will grow on you.

(Oh and it comes in the brilliant train station arrival/departure board-style sleeve that The Enemy have adopted for their new album and current crop of singles.)