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Hockey : ‘Song Away’

Hockey : ‘Song Away’

 

Released: Out Now!!!

Label: Virgin Records

 

 

Portland quartet, Hockey, return to UK shores with a song about, well, songs. Okay, more to the point, it’s all about music; music equals life and days equal songs. At least that is what I get from it.

‘Song Away’ opens as Ben Grubin ponders one of life’s greatest contradictions: is this “small town music?” or “big town music?” Personally, I’d go for the middle ground. It’s inoffensive stuff with hippy, happy guitars and drippy drums whilst also packing in some complacent pop punches.

New wave this may be. Soulful – not really. ‘Song Away’ plays it safe and the facts are that this track is all encompassing. In Hockey’s world, its “success music” and “on the rise music” and “down to the wire music”, but, in my world, it’s just ‘nice’ music that paves the way for ‘Mind Chaos’ on the 21st September. Bring on the conundrums.

 

Words: Adam Mallaby

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