The Heebie Jeebies
Misery Guts
Everything On Toast & Blame Television
Released: Monday 6 September 2010 (original source)
I first had the pleasure of hearing Misery Guts by The Heebie Jeebies on the video for the song. It is mad to say the least. Okay, the production values do seem fairly low-budget, especially the video but, just like when someone goes to the effort and has the creativity to make you a card for your birthday, a makeshift video always deserves credit, unless it is awful or offensive, or both...
A bit about the band then - They are from Rotherham and are made up of Owen Adams on vox and the guitar, Thomas Barnett Membranophone (a musical snob's drum) and Del Hoyle on the Bass guitar and backing vox. They were apparently 'talent spotted' by Vogue, whatever that means and have been recommended by the likes of the Steel City's very own Richard Hawley as well as Jarvis Cocker.
Owen Adams sounds a lot like Pete Doherty when he sings and so you can probably guess that when Misery Guts really gets going, it would not sound out-of-place on The Libertines' eponymously named album, 'The Libertines'.
I would suggest avoiding the video before you have listened to Misery Guts, because it is an acquired taste. You might have seen The Heebie Jeebies on their recent tour which finished on the 4th of September in Dundee and I imagine The Heebie Jeebies are a band who would be best-appreciated seen live. However, there is enough invention and juice in The Heebie Jeebies' debut single, Misery Guts to offer hope that their soon-to-arrive debut album will deliver something interesting.
1 comment:
i didn't follow your advice, and i watched the video.
It didn't scare me away though :)
xBreana
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