Song of the Week - Love Sea

Yet another case of "that song has been out forever but just now coming out on US iTunes", this tune by my current favorite band Alphabeat, has been sought after by basically everyone myself in the states since it came out a few months ago. It's here now, thankfully. Let's hope there's not a two month delay on their album hitting iTunes here.

"Love Sea" is the second single off of Alphabeat's third (or fifth if you count the randomly re-titled UK versions) album "Express Non-Stop". The song is a bit of a double edged sword. On it's own, it is catchy, fun, and bubbly - everything that Alphabeat is about. On the other hand, if your first taste of the group was literally any track from their album "The Spell", you may be a bit disappointed. It still feels like Alphabeat, but with such a perfect album, it seems like they are struggling to pull off that achievement again.

The lyrics to this one are very fun and poppy, allowing me to forgive much of my initial dismay. The song features both vocalists heavily, making a great duet song that practically anybody can sing along to. The song is very fast paced, and the back track is just as jaunty as the rest of the pieces, bringing together a track that really works on it's own.

Please allow me to reiterate: The song is great, but when a group has been pumping out perfection for years, something that is even slightly sub-par can be devastating.

I'll get over it.

The song is finally up on US iTunes. Check it out.