An air of novelty has always surrounded the work of Omaha-based Tilly & the Wall, mostly due to its eccentric tap-dancing percussion. The group is invariably classified as indie even though the multi-layered female harmonies are more closely rooted in pop influences then anything else. (The "indie" moniker has all but lost its meaning: I popped Coldplay's X&Y into my laptop the other day - don't ask me why - and its genre was described as "Alternative/Indie"...)
Anyway, judging from new single "Beat Control" the group is now aspiring to reach the dance-friendly masses with an unabashedly catchy, slickly produced, bass-heavy rumpshaker. The song is the band's best bet for a top-40 hit - in six months it's already gotten twice as many YouTube views as any other T&TW tune EVER - and yet curiously enough it doesn't appear on the latest album (o). Go figure...
(and go enjoy, below)
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This is strangely reminiscent of the 80's. And those red gloves creep me out.
It is quite catchy though.
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