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Johnny Boy Records

In 2004 Johnny Boy released a single called, ‘You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve’. Unfurling a lush line in Spectorian pop, it was proclaimed by all and sundry as one of the finest songs of the year. The orchestrated poptronica and anti-materialist sentiments are echoed in the album, the belated ‘Johnny Boy’. The combination of Lolly Hayes’ wistful vocal, Davo’s ragged guitar and a plethora of jitterbug beats and jiving keys create a wonderfully textured collage. Particularly impressive is ‘Livin’ In The City’, a song which thrums with metropolitan energy. Elsewhere songs such as ‘Wall Street’ and ‘War On Want’ condemn the consumerist mindset of modern society, urging us to look for meaning beyond the confines of what we own. That said, ‘Johnny Boy’ is one possession you really ought to have.

Words_Francis Jones

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DOWNLOAD: ‘You Are The Generation…’, ‘Livin’ In The City’, ‘War On Want’
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