THE ROAD TO HEARTBREAK CITY
The product of a mind so sharp and distinctive – that of frontman (and sole remaining founder) James Alex – Beach Slang are one of a select bands who don’t even need to sell listeners on the music their records contain, merely because the titles alone do it perfectly. Case in point: The Deadbeat Bang Of Heartbreak City. You read those six words on a record jacket and you’re immediately roped in. It’s poetic; political; powerful. You ask yourself, “What could such a gut-punching string of buzzwords possibly sound like? I need to buy this record and find out.”
Okay, so maybe that exact scenario doesn’t happen in this current age of Spotify and instant gratification is best surmised by its buzzy title.
