I'm Just Looking

Here’s the deal. Yes, they have great live performances. Yes, everyone will sing-along to Have a Nice Day. But Stereophonics are a rather mediocre band. At times, they do manage to make great songs but something makes you doubt they’ll be remembered as a great British band. In the video for their new single, Innocent, they do this thing that makes me think they’re desperate already: they use one too many Union Jack flags. Ok, we get it. We know you’re British, we know you make British rock (one could be mean and say this means they rip off only British bands) and you want to be in the Big League of British Bands. Besides the Union Jacks, the video’s pretty good and the warm colours used, the vintage shots really fit the jingly guitars and the little crescendo. The song’s not bad either. In fact, it should be seem as the great part of Stereophonics’ work. It has a perfect build-up, it’s a terrific sing along and it really makes you want to turn up the volume. Now, all we have to do is wait for the album which will be out sometime in November and enjoy this piece.