Is Monday getting to you? Did you wake up with murdering thoughts, only quietened with coffee? Did the light coming through your window make you feel like a vampire? If like me, you feel more like crying than facing the world, maybe listen to Brandon Flowers. His brilliant new album, The Desired Effect, does have it (the desired effect, get it? wasn’t it clear? Just me then? ok).
Brandon Flowers has produced a courageous anthemic pop/rock album, with plenty of uplifting moments. Perfect for a miserable Monday are opener Dreams Come True and club-worthy I Can Change, skilfully sampled with Bronski Beat, it will have you cranking up the volume.
Diggin’ Up The Heart will make you think of Billy Idol, and a platinum-blond rock god is a fantastic image for a grey day, isn’t it?
Never Get You Right – starts very mid tempo, building up slowly with a wonderful 80s feel, just like my personal favourite, Lonely Town. The album’s final cut, The Way It’s Always Been is the hug you need today. And if a cuddle by Brandon Flowers is what you get listening to The Desired Effect, I’ll be hitting ‘repeat’ all day – seriously, is it just me realising only now how beautiful this man is?
Listen to Brandon Flowers if you like: The Killers, a bit of Bruce Springsteen, a pinch of Starship and, obviously, Bronski Beat.
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