If 2008 signalled the resurgence of folk, surely 2009 will be handed to the flamboyant world of indie girl pop. With the likes of Bat for Lashes releasing her second album, Florence and the Machine dazzling with her first, Little Boots walking all over the charts and La Roux, Lady Gaga and Ladyhawke filling venues generally reserved for the trendiest of indies, the UK's music scene has been well and truly taken over.
Each makes a concerted effort to distance herself from their pop star peers with an elaborate outfit and a crafty beat. But the fact remains that their albums are topping the charts. There's every chance that you're listening to the same music as a 14-year-old girl. Sometimes you just can't help but put some metal on straight after indulging yourself.
I find it helps to embrace it. Find the ones that you relate to and mock those you don't. Bat for Lashes will always have a place in my heart and I've not been able to avoid the freight train that Florence has come riding in on.
Now I'm opening myself up to Ellie Goulding. She seems to have an edginess that could have seen her fronting a rock band a la Karen O in another life. Maybe something will reveal itself at Cargo on 1st December, maybe I'll be forced to explain myself here in six months. But I listen to enough heavy stuff to confortably stomach the embarrassment. Come with me on this...
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