Shy Child 'Liquid Love': shaping up to be somewhat marvellous

In the few scant moments we've managed to listen to something other than songs from Glee in the past week we've been listening to the new Shy Child album 'Liquid Love' A LOT. It's not exactly the polar opposite of Glee, but the gap between cheerful American schoolkids covering 'chart hits' and credible electro-indie-pop is still pretty wide and could only really be closed in the unlikely event that the writers manage to weave a Shy Child track into a future episode. They won't.

Well, when we say we've been listening to the album, we mean a four-track sampler. It's brilliant, but we've been burned before in times like these, when the other eight songs turn out to be a load of old crap. Like movie trailer, sometimes the preview is better than the real thing.

But, on the strength of the four tracks we've listened to, 'Liquid Love' is going to be a bit brilliant. The general feeling with Shy Child is that they are basically a rougher alternative to Cut Copy, things sound slightly unfinished and grungy around the edges, despite massive choruses and the electronic and very danceable production. Sadly, it will appeal to readers of NME more than it will viewers of Glee but we are proof that Shy Child definitely have a big manly foot in with pop fans.

In more detail (actually, it's going to be rather brief) here's a well thought-out run through of what we've heard from the Shy Child album.

'Disconnected'
Hot Chips meets Friendly Fires. Great chorus.

'Liquid Love'
Either samples or skirts dangerously close to Fleetwood Mac. The most pop of all four - very Cut Copy.

'The Beatles'
Not boring as the title might suggest. The best of the bunch. Nineties house influences are a-ok with us.

'Criss Cross'
Subdued and amazing. Sounds like something Groove Armada might tuck towards the quiet end of an album.

It's all bloody brilliant and we are excited to hear the rest of the album. But let's be honest, we're 100% sure there'll be nothing on it as good as this:



Glee has basically ruined it for modern music by being literally better than everything.

Listen to Shy Child at their MySpace page.