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Young, hip and full of attitude, US punk band Gossip blasted onto the UK music scene in early 2007 with their debut hit 'Standing In The Way Of Control'... The band thrive on delivering a fantastic live show and look set to impress at this year's summer festivals.It's difficult now to think back to a time before Beth Ditto was a ubiquitous and often irritating media presence, the days when Gossip (the definite article was dropped in 2003, apparently) were actually more famous for their music than their lead singer. But I do actually recall hearing this song the first time it came out and quite liking it, a strong post-punk record with what I think of as a powerful bassline (though it may actually be a low-register guitar part - the band have no bassist). It's the sort of minimal arrangement that demands a lot from the players, and for four minutes they pull it off. I didn't quite work up the enthusiasm to buy it, but in the new year it began to take on a new lease of life, apparently thanks to use in a TV trailer.
Unfortunately this was soon followed by my getting tired of it, and of Ditto herself, so I still didn't buy the record, but I have to admit that she does put in a pretty powerful vocal performance though she might be disappointed that I didn't know what she was actually singing about until I looked it up (gay marriage, apparently). As time passed and the band drifted from the spotlight again I warmed more to the song and ended up being quite glad to find it on the Now album here. Of course, the band are still very much in existence, and have a new single out this very week, but have never really matched this level.
Available on: Standing In The Way Of Control
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