Friday, 8 December 2023

Songs of the year, number 17: Mandy, Indiana - Pinking Shears (Official Video)


Note: This video contains a warning of flashing images from the start. If you are unable to watch it, an audio only video is also available. 

Manchester's Mandy, Indiana released their debut album i've seen a way earlier this year, and a decidedly eccentric listen it was too.

It would be fair to say that single 'Pinking Shears', while not being massively representative of its parent album, also doesn't really sound like anything else either. You can hear echoes of post punk and 80s Factory records releases in there but, really, the best way to sum it up is to imagine a French Rip, Rig and Panic making a pilgrimage to Manchester and gorging themselves on early Factory releases. 

Utterly bonkers, strangely hypnotic, and weirdly memorable.

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