I thought this O. Children video was a joke or at the very least, an unfunny outtake from The Mighty Boosh. Then, the song’s insistent melody wouldn’t leave my brain so I pressed replay. ‘Dead Disco Dancer’ is an obvious bastardisation of Joy Division, Nick Cave and Bauhaus. Despite all this, the song is growing on me. It looks like we have The Horrors to thank for re-opening the floodgates to the Brit-goth/new wave past.
This definitely isn’t a pisstake is it?
I’m reliably informed their drummer is from Clare.
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Definitely not a pisstake. The guys over at deadly people know good music. Check out their other signing Violens.
I thought this was a piss take till I saw florence welch stripping in the video.
am loving this song. good find.
Sounds familiar… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQepFF-Sr0
Has to be a piss-take. HAS to be.
They’ll probably be massive in a year.