My Teenage Stride is Underrated
At some point about a year ago, I heard a My Teenage Stride song—Theme From Teenage Suicide—and pretty much ignored it. Somehow, it didn’t quite pique my interest enough to goad me into hearing more, and I left it in my iTunes library, but decided it didn’t actually deserve to be included on my actual iPod. A move which puzzles me now because, I heard this same song again just about a month ago, and I was immediately quite taken by how very nearly perfect it is. My Teenage Stride wears their power pop heart prominently on their sleeve, granted, but can you really go wrong when you sound like a pastiche of The Boys (The ‘70s UK outfit, not the ‘80s R&B group of little kids), The Nerves and The Go-Betweens? I don’t think so. Jangling guitars; giddy rhythms; vocals that sometimes rise to a deliciously sweet croon. It’s all as catchy as a disease you inexplicably want. Check the song below. Then go and check out more.
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