The Windmills - Walking Around The World EP (Matinée Recordings - 2002)

 

I quite like the way older fans of this blog get furious when I post stuff that I grew up with nowadays and they're not that savage, or maybe not savage at all. Every coin has two sides, after all. I don't really care. As I said, I'm finding it interesting. As the old cliché goes: Minds are like parachutes, they work best when they're open.

Here's another band that is almost unknown outside indie pop circles. Hailing from Southex Essex, England, The Windmills were perhaps another cool pop band of the era, with jangly-sounding guitars and soft vocals. I bought this three-song single based solely on the front cover; I knew exactly what I was going to hear. The Windmills seem to be holding onto their C-86 roots quite well, as does to Britpop. There's Marr-esque guitar picking throughout, and a general House of Love feel with simple melodies and even simpler choruses. There's perhaps a hint of the wit of The Divine Comedy as well.

Sheer melancholic pop for the last day of the summer.