Album: Sound Go Round

Artist: Dressy Bessy

Label: Track & Field

You’ll struggle to find any pop music purer than this. Every song is wrapped up in sugary sweet tunes and the infectious chirruping of female vocalist Tammy Easlom. The guitarist, John Hill, carries across the sound of his other band The Apples In Stereo to Dressy Bessy and the guitars chime and fuzz perfectly.

From the off we are treated to a fine candy coated track ‘I Am Cinnamon’, which will remain ringing in your head for hours after you hear it whether you like it or not. This pattern carries on with other fantastic tunes such as ‘There’s A Girl’ and ‘Buttercups’, all stamped with the trademark riotous pop, with all the jingles and the jangles in the appropriate places.

Perhaps overly twee for some, maybe just a tad too girly for those hardened macho indie kids. Even so, they are the perfect band for the summer. Take this record to a picnic kids, you’ll not regret it. Dressy Bessy are pop.

Richard Collings, 8/10