Lostprophets
A Town Called Hypocrisy

But the track itself is alright I guess.

...pop brilliance. As per usual with this lot. Video is a giggle as well.

I think most people can't get over the fact that there's something fun and non-shoegazing around at the minute*.

* (Cue some smartarse saying 'I think most people can't get over the fact Lostprophets are shit').

what *ARE* they?

You don't need to be an indie snob to realise this is terrible music for 14 year old females.

...if for nothing than their regular, meticulously premeditated shifts in image and appeal. They started out as a nu-metal band with not much in the way of songs but at least some kind of credibility on the *band* circuit - then, they rapidly underwent a number image and sound adjustements comprising, chronologically, skate/nu-metal (Fake Sound of Progress), AOR alt-rock (urn Burn), and most recently, anthemic emo-tinged pop/rock (Last Lrain Home, Last Summer etc).

For now, they appear to have stuck to the indesputedly saleable formula of EMO RAWK ANTHEM, but even without changing their sound, they've now sidestepped from emo fringes and converse to (from what I saw of the Rooftops video) military jackets, shoes - what appears to be a strokes-inspired indie look. It's totally manufactured and calculated, and I don't for a minute believe that there's not a metric assload of money behind them in stylists, image consultants and whatnot, but it intrigues me that after the public's relative disinterest in Burn Burn, their label would still see fit to spend money on altering their look to appeal to *another* demographic rather than simply dropping them and signing a new act that sounded less like POD and more like Thursday.

And now, the new song (unintentionally, I'm sure) reads like a bad Myspace poem. A Town Called Hypocrisy? What the fuck? It's almost as though it's a nod to the kind of kids who are currently championing the band more than anyone else. They really are a terribly average band with a knack for writing very catchy pop songs for an uncritical audience.

I don't know why I've obviously thought about it this much.

Also, I know they're not emo, and I know I'm using the term incorrectly. Whatever.

oh well, i thought it went all down hill after the fake sound of progress anyways, they did a complete fucking 180, and the fake sound of progress was so good too. wtf :/

it wasn't.
it was third gen lame faith no more via incubus light.