New Music: “Tongue Tied” by Grouplove

LA five-piece Grouplove has hogged some of the blogosphere covers recently, as they have been on tour with Florence and the Machine. Their full-length debut is scheduled to release next week and I’ve been trying to get into it but just can’t seem to. It’s too contrived for my tastes, like they really wanted to be rockstars as kids and weren’t really cut out for it but never got over playing dress-up. I’ve skipped through most of their songs, unfazed and unimpressed by their recycled rock appeal and iffy lyrics. I did however hear this song the other day and admit it’s been stuck in my head. It’s got a fun tune that kinda reminds me of “Toni the Beat” by The Sounds. Don’t really know what’s up with the frontman’s A Clockwork Orange makeup though.