Letters and Colours
Gaunt / Plan A
With a sound reminiscent of some early Echo and the Bunnymen, ‘Gaunt’ is the combination of light-pop music with sinister lyrics that was the bread and butter of The Cure’s ‘Head on the Door’ LP.
In fact, the other track on this double a-side, ‘Plan A’ is even more akin to The Cure, this time finding its roots in their earlier work.
All in all, it’s difficult to appeal to fans of The Cure by sounding like them – but that’s not a reason to avoid a healthy dark / light atmosphere inside a pop song.
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Steve Fenton writes in our music, words, and culture categories.
He was Editor in Chief for The Mag and covered live music for DV8 Magazine and Spill Magazine. He was often found in venues throughout the UK alongside ace-photographer, Mark Holloway. Steve is also a technical writer and programmer and writes gothic fiction.
Steve studied Psychology at OSC, and Anarchy in the UK: A History of Punk from 1976-1978 at the University of Reading.
