I know that it's often said that if you have nothing nice to say about something or someone, you should say nothing, but I feel obliged to forewarn potential listeners about this release.
When I saw the name, it struck me as familiar, and it took me a while to figure out why. Then I remembered seeing Swimming playing at the Cockpit in Leeds, supporting I Like Trains. I hadn't rated them then, and this single does nothing to make me reconsider my position.
'Neutron Wireless Crystal' is thin, weedy electro of the worst sort; pretentious twaddle about 21st century global communications, which finds lead vocalist John Sampson delivering an irritating falsetto about his experience of 'flying all around, it feels like I'm projected' over a backing that's shiny, bright, sweeping and bombastic yet at the same time utterly lacking substance.
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Despite all that, I'm forced to admit that it is pretty damn catchy....
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