James Dean-esque

"James Dean-esque"
Single by The Crocketts
from the album Super Summer Swinging Sounds
Released 10 May 1999 (1999-05-10)
Format CD single, 7" vinyl
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length 2:55
Label Blue Dog
Writer(s) The Crocketts
Producer(s) Bird & Bush
The Crocketts singles chronology
"Explain"
(1998)
"James Dean-esque"
(1999)
"Host"
(2000)

"James Dean-esque" is a song by British indie rock band The Crocketts. Produced by Bird & Bush, "James Dean-esque" was featured on the 1999 Kerrang! compilation Super Summer Swinging Sounds and released as a single on 10 May 1999.[1]

Reception

Reviewing the single, Kerrang! awarded "James Dean-esque" a rating of five out of five, describing the song as "Classy punk 'n' roll ... a simple tale of unrequited love ... delivered with a raised middle digit and the classic line 'I ain't gonna bother with her cos she ain't gonna do it with me'".[2] The review also praised the B-sides, highlighting the "full throttle guitars and shuffling drums" on "Billy the Bunt" and describing "Rapid Pulsing Breaths" as "gentle and acoustic-sounding like The Pogues at their most depressed".[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Davey MacManus; all music composed by The Crocketts.

No. Title Length
1. "James Dean-esque"   2:55
2. "Billy the Bunt"   3:03
3. "Rapid Pulsing Breaths"   2:20

Personnel

The Crocketts
Additional personnel

References

  1. Friend, Christopher. "Discography". The Crocketts Unofficial Website. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Crocketts - James Dean-esque". Kerrang!. 1999. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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