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As soon as “Rose” by The Good Natured began I immediately thought “Kate Nash”. The influence is obvious. This, however, is not a good influence due to my disliking of Nash’s lyrics and music not to mention her singing style (mockney) and thus I wasn’t the biggest fan of “Rose” either.
“Well she said lets buy a house my dear let’s move to London/Where we will paint our faces white and our identities will be hidden from the millions.” Like many of the “Foundations” singer’s songs the lyrics don’t really appear to have any meaning, and if they do it is very well hidden as they seem nothing more than pointless. And what exactly does the title “Rose” mean? This question is even more puzzling than what the lyrics are
about. Despite this, the music somewhat makes up for the negatives as the tune is easily recognisable and I’m sure it will turn out to be annoyingly catchy in the future as I am already having problems getting it out of my head. This is due to the simplistic take that the band have taken, they do just enough to create a catchy song – not missing anything, but not adding to much that it saturates the song (a problem so many bands face now a days by adding as many instruments as possible). As well as this, lead vocalist Sarah McIntosh’s mockney voice is not over the top, it’s just enough to catch attention as a Kate Nash influenced style, however it is at a level which allows her to prove she can sing extremely well also. I am very confident that this girl will go on to have a bright future in the music industry, with her band having received positive attention from the press already.
With a popular MySpace profile, an interview with Steve Lamacq, an EP, and favourable reviews from many music magazines there is nothing stopping The Good Natured from continuing their growth and they seem up to the challenge. Young, ambitious, catchy, and – it would seem – entirely likeable, they are easily on the road to stardom and I would not be surprised if it were to happen in the very near future. Yet I am not exactly a fan, and won’t be too bothered in any new material that originates from this band.
