The View “Tempation Dice”
With all the hullabaloo that The View‘s debut LP, 2007′s Hats Off to the Buskers stirred, you would have thought that the Scottish indie rock foursome were creating some life-altering stuff. In all actuality, the boys just knew how to wear their Oasis/ Libertines influences well, spinning off several well-championed records that might not have re-written any rules, but managed to hit the ears just right. That sense of pleasant familiarity can be found all over “Temptation Dice”, the band’s third single from their critically acclaimed, albeit commercially stumbling, recent release, Which Bitch?.
“Dice” subdues their young n’ rowdy style a bit behind a summery, ’50′s-styled beat as frontman Kyle Falconer rattles on to a cherished best friend about the importance of taking more risks in one’s life (“You’ll get fat running on the beaten track/ This dice will change your life…”).
His encouragements to be a little more wild once the sun goes down are enticing, mainly because of the tongue-rolls his Scottish brogue plants onto the lyrics, but also because of the surrounding musical elements (“doo-doo-doo” vocal bursts, sunny guitar riffs) that aid in bringing his sketching of a sedative-enhanced good time to fruition.
If you’re looking for something you yearn to “roll”, “dance”, “duck”, “dive”, “twist” and “tilt” to, the feel-good merriment of “Temptation Dice” is what you crave.
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