Shock News - We Love the new Alphabeat Single

Yes, that's right, do not retune your wireless(internet connection)es. In a completely unexpected turn of events, Love Machine is shocked and gobsmacked to announce that it thinks the new comeback Alphabeat single is brilliant.

A spokesman for Love Machine, in between collapsing to the floor and raising their fists to the sky and praising the mighty god of pop music, said this.

"Yesterday was just a normal day, then I heard The Spell, the first single from the Danish band Alphabeat's forthcoming second album, which I believe is also called The Spell in a display of unequivocable synchronicity. It was as if the heavens had opened unto me as I heard the following:

1. A 4 second introduction consisting of the sound of SCRATCHING A RECORD just like they used to do at the start of songs in the old days (the early 90s) (NB THIS IS NOT ON THE RADIO EDIT ABOVE - those 4 seconds were obviously crucial to avoid the song impinging on Nihal's amazing chat)

2. A whoah whoah whoahing intro from Stine (may the Lord bless her new red hair) - strangely reminiscent of this (0:42)


and this (0:37):


3.  Quality early 90s keyboard vibes

4. 0:55 - CHORUS. BIG CHORUS

5. When is Anders going to sing?

6. Has he been fired?

7. It's OK, he's in - 'can you feel the power working baby girl/I think the spell is working uh-oh' - he's obviously become the shamen of the band

8. Speaking of The Shamen - TUNE:


9. Double chorus to finish. Not as good as the 7 choruses which finish 10,000 Nights of Thunder though. Hopefully the album version will have 8.

10. Fade out on the Ride on Time 'Whoahs'

The Love Machine spokesman then spake: "verily, the Alphabeat single is really good and bodes very well for the album. They have obviously been listening to a lot of early 90s dance records and as that is well overdue for a revival I think it they are bang on the pop money, as it were. I love them more than life itself"

Take a look in the mirror, readers, and ask yourself, are you as good as Alphabeat? I don't think you are.