They may not been teenagers but XX Teens make exactly the kind of adolescent rock’n’roll that brings you back to those hum-drum days of angst and acne.
Their latest single Only You starts with some rattling military drums and a beautiful swirling organ before the shouty yet delicate voice of singer Rich Cash unleashes a whirlwind of wild emotion borne of frustration and desire. With an explosive climax of blaring guitars and crashing cymbals this brilliantly brief single is fiery and noisy yet sweet and catchy. Like The Modern Lovers, XX Teens do punk rock with a pop sensibility.
