I don't know whether this is of interest to anyone else, but I made a connection in this brain, and saw that a few bands I really liked on their most recent album had tried to change things up on their most recent album, by replacing the traditional 'band' guitar sound to more electronic and modern influenced sounds.


I've never been a huge fan of this, I think that their albums are weaker as a result (and lack of actual songs).

In reference to this, I've basically just been thinking of The Kooks and The Wombats (Konk wasn't too great, but Junk of the Heart is really missing something - and A Guide to Love Loss and Desperation has much better high's than This Modern Glitch)

It's not the same as the albums, which really make the points, but I'll drop a few songs here in case people are interested.


Fav song on wombats first album, argurably the best - there's a few up there with this, like Let's Dance to Joy Division, Kill the Director...





Second fav song on their second (Jump into the Fog doesn't really demonstrate my point so much)





I'd assume everyone knows the Kooks a little better, another two

Not so much a complete song, or one of their hits (google Naive, you'll recognise it in an instant - She Moves in Her Own Way is one of the best songs, ever really too)



From their most recent album. (Ok, its like comparing a song from DGSS to Morning Glory, but whatever)





The only exception to this rule seems to be Hot Hot Heat. (Warning, next song really does experiment)


That's probably the weirdest, and like everything here, the albums are really the true judge, I'm just talking.


So, does anyone else have any opinions on this?