Single Review: Allo Darlin’ – My Heart Is A Drummer
When I first heard ‘My Heart Is A Drummer’ there was something familiar about it that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Sure, it follows the winning formula of bouncy indie pop and features that unmistakeable sound of Elizabeth’s Morris’ ukulele and Bill Botting’s catchy bass lines but that wasn’t it. Then one day I happened to be in my sister’s car while she was playing one of her cheesy eighties compilations when Cyndi Lauper came on singing ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ and the penny dropped… Not that I have a problem with that, ‘My Heart Is A Drummer’ is a great song, not just musically but lyrically too. Morris has an uncanny knack of being able to paint vivid pictures with her words that leave you with the impression you’ve witnessed something you’ve only heard; when she sings ‘…and when you call me, on the telephone my fingers will twist through the cord and I’ll slide my feet up and down the wall’ I swear I can see her there, I could even tell you what colour the telephone was!
Also included on the single is a gorgeous acoustic version of previous single ‘If Loneliness Was Art’, and to be honest it’s worth the three quid for that alone. 4/5
Mark Cousens
Out 15th November on Fortuna POP!
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