Led in by a snare roll that would sound at home in one of The Pogues’ irish drinking rave-ups, “Heartache” is a catchy, twangy locomotive of a pop tune straight out of Brooklyn. The first verse is sung by a rough voiced male singer, and the second verse is picked up by a female singer, with a lovely country harmony thing going on. Fiddles and accordion give what is basically a pop song a rootsy but also punk feel, not unlike some of the mid period work of The Mekons or Elvis Costello’s more Americana-influenced records. Most notable is the drumming which swings and then picks up that snare roll for the chorus in an excellent way. As the band name suggests, this is a tune that I’d love to hear drinking whiskey in a shitty dive bar.
By Anonymous
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