Hockey / Wanna Be Black
Hockey's debut album Mind Chaos isn't the greatest debut in the world yet somehow some things are just destined to be below par. However, the mighty Wanna Be Black is a bit of a stand out track, telling the tale of a guy who, in his younger days, desperately wants to be black but sadly will never reach this goal and will ultimately fail in life. The track is a pretty gritty affair compared to some of Hockey's other more smiley happy arrangements with a heady mix of dirty guitars, an intriguing whiff of disco in the bassline, a slapping beat and the soulful vocals of lead singer Benjamin. The lyrics are particularly excellent: "What kind of accomplishment is throwback? I was the first one to prefer that. Everyone's making dance music true, but we started in 2002." Nice. Wanna Be Black really is a track of the moment as Hockey lay no claims to the past and simply ask:
"So what the future don't appeal to you?"
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