Single review: The Vaccines – Wreckin’ Bar/Blow It Up
There’s nothing in this world I like more than hearing a song that sets my heart racing. It’s a rare but fantastic buzz, but not only does it not happen very often, the majority of times by the third listen the excitement has gone. Three weeks ago I was relaxing on the sofa watching Jools Holland when a new London foursome called The Vaccines came on and played ‘Wreckin Bar’ and my heart almost burst through my chest with excitement! Three weeks on I’ve played the song more times than I can add up to and my heart is STILL pumping every time I hear it. ‘Wreckin Bar’ is a faultless 85 seconds of pure adrenalin rush, best played loud, that ends as quickly as it starts. Lyrically it’s more concerned with the rhythm of the vocals than being deep and meaningful; ‘pretty girl/wreckin’ bar/ra ra ra ra/yeah you are’, but so what, this is rock & roll at its finest! And as if that wasn’t enough the flip of this AA single is the slightly slower (and longer) but almost as good ‘Blow It Up’. A serious contender for single of the year. 10/10
Mark Cousens
Out now on Marshall Teller Records
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