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chalets feel the machine
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by Adie Nunn
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 27/06/2005
  • Label: Setanta
They are officially the best new band in Ireland cos they won an award you see. But fuck that – The Chalets make "perfect pop". We know this too cos it says so in a quote on the press release. Oh hang on, that's a quote from DiS. Errr, but I digress.

What is there not to like here for the fans of synth-driven girl/boy pop cheese? 'Feel The Machine' is almost dark by The Chalets' standards and not as Bis-like as usual. Don't expect thought-provoking lyrics - "It's no-o-o-owhere/ It's e-e-everywhere/ ... Everybody wants to feel the machine/ Everybody yeah you know what I mean" - but this is pop music made for pop's sake, and The Chalets are going to be around a lot longer than The Bloody Crappy Noise Next Fucking Door and all other easy targets DiS is too tired to mention.

B-side/bonus track/whatever sounds like a bunch of stoners about to launch into the Asda theme. In a word: weird.

Lovely artwork throughout too but stare at it long enough and you’ll go blind.

  • The Chalets 7 / 10
Words: Adie Nunn

The Chalets - Feel The Machine

The Chalets hooks just aren't good enough.
Nice group to look at though.

The Chalets - Feel The Machine

Bollocks. Love Punch rocks.

Re: The Chalets - Feel The Machine

As does kiss chasing, theme from chalets and pretty much every other song that they've commited to tape.

The chalets are fucking great!

The Chalets - Feel The Machine

i wonder if they ski?

Re: The Chalets - Feel The Machine

Huh?

Aaaaaanyway, I love The Chalets, but would say, IMHO(don'tkillame) that this is the weakest single to date.

*runs*

Re: The Chalets - Feel The Machine

I'd agree with you on that, its still not in anyway bad and i really like the video, but it doesnt quite match the same heights of their other material.

The Chalets - Feel The Machine

Saw at the at The Garage supporting The Cribs recently. Impressive stuff. Plus, yes, they are good to look at. The two front women move in a strangely hypnotic way

At this same gig Steve Lamacq literally pushed me out the way on his way to the bar. I will strive to avenge this until the day I die

The Chalets - Feel The Machine

I love this song.

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