BUCKLEY WARD – SO PRETEND

I first heard this band when someone played me the video clip, I disliked the video clip and so dismissed the band, then the song resurfaced anonymously on my shuffle months later and I loved it; downloaded the album and love it too. Melbourne band, don’t know anything more about them, but it’s a great, sophisticated and quite slick album of clever, cruise-control guitar pop. Catchy and arresting in a subtle, layered, lyrically clever way. I’m old enough to compare them to early Roddy Frame, Prefab Sprout and things like that …could be one to watch. (TE)