Well Known Pleasures

"I always knew Ian Curtis isn't actually dead." Your first thought when you hear O Children. However, before starting to really believe that Curtis is alive, along with Cobain and of course, with Hendrix, you realise that you don't listen to Joy Division, but to some other band. A new one. The band born from the ashes of Bono Must Die, called O Children (yes, yes, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, you got that right).

Now, even though we're speaking about another band than Joy Division, the first impression remains. O Children could call themselves "Ian's Children" and that wouldn't be very far from the truth. Their songs give you a dark feeling, resembling that kind of feeling you have when you listen any song from Unknown Pleasures.

The most interesting (or should I say creepiest) of all of their songs is Dead Disco Dancer, lyrically as well as instrumentally. And when you see the video, you cannot help but remember The Horrors appearance, even if the resemblance between these two bands is not actually as obvious as it seems. It's just about the way they move, and a little bit about the way they dress.

However, even if their songs are good, it seems that they still don't have that certain something which makes you jump from your seat and scream "Oh, that's THAT band, you know it!" But it also seems they're on the right way. Their tunes are good enough to make you listen to them, and listen carefully. And if you like no-matter-what-band-with-creepy-lyrics-and-creepy-instrumentals-and-creepy-appearance, you might like these guys too. A few more songs like Dead Disco Dancer and Dead Eye Lover and we might have a very interesting album to talk about.