Hard-Fi- Tied up too Tight
Following support slots with The Bravery and Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi release new single Tied up too Tight. Starting with a piano intro this track leads into a strong track with a late 70s feeling, strong keyboard and guitar parts and strong vocals from singer Richard Archer. The 2nd track, Middle Eastern Holiday takes a slightly different direction as it is very strongly bass driven with a strong performance from bassist Kai Stephens. This is again strongly late 70s influenced particularly the ska sounds of bands such as The Specials. It also has a strong backing vocal performance, but the stand out track for me is the 3rd which is a cover of the White Stripes “7 Nation Army.” In its original form, this is a song that I can take or leave, but this version is totally sublime. Its takes the original and adds a totally dimension to it by turning it into a ska lead, skanking version. Imagine if the White Stripes were around in the 70s and signed to 2-Tone, that just about scratches the surface. In my opinion a vast improvement on the mediocre original.
Lots of things are expected of Hard-Fi in the future and if if this single is anything to go by, that expectation is totally justified.
4/5
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