Saturday, 30 April 2011

Revolver 'Since Yesterday' (Hut/Virgin, 1992) (mp3)

An effortlessly gorgeous take on the Strawberry Switchblade hit from 1984. It doesn't have the sugar rush pop thrill of the original, instead it takes a different approach to the song.

Coming as a b-side before their 'Cold Water Flat' album, this shows where Revolver had got to in terms of arrangement and palette after the fuzz-laden early singles. It's led by picked and strummed guitar lines, Matt Flint turning in a yearning vocal that takes a more laid-back/resigned approach than the original. At the choruses, it takes off with some lovely strings that add to the gliding feel of the track.

As the song builds in intensity, a simple but effective extended distorted guitar solo creates a release. The track then winds to a close via a breakdown to muted guitar and vocal before all the elements come back in to create a swirl of melody.

Download Revolver 'Since Yesterday' (mp3) (Mediafire)

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