Gossip - Heavy Cross

"It's up to me and you to prove it"

Gossip's excellent Standing In The Way Of Control was a huge hit when I was interning in England a few years ago. I loved the song, but not much else from their album. Then, last night I heard their new single on Radio One and was blown away. The first thing I noticed was the insane, hypnotic beat, then the vocal melody, which wraps around the guitar perfectly. I love how the track starts out slow, then smashes right into things. In that way (and others), it's like Control, but I don't remember having such a visceral response to that song the first time I heard it. Also, Heavy Cross really isn't as straightforward as Control was, meandering through a lot of vocal acrobatics and ad libs. Usually that's not really my thing, but the song's so darn catchy and raw. It's irresistible. I hope that the upcoming album is as good as this track. Unfortunately, it's not out until late June and there's not a lot of information about it yet, except the title (Music Of Men).

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