Specky Cult is the best named band in many a moon in my opinion. It makes me feel guilty for calling another lad at my school, even more moons ago, we called him Specky followed by another four letter word beginning with C. The new Specky Cult single is called “Dad Dance” which is definitely a style of dance I am familiar with and perhaps the only dancing I can do!
The song is infectious and draws you into it with some towering hooks and a bass line built for the dance floor. There is a post punk feel to it, but without that early 80s misery, this is a track that will make you smile and get you off your arse. Wherever you are when you hear it you will have to dance. If you fail to sing along to the chorus after a couple of listens I feel that you need to get your head checked. Has there ever been a song that mentions Rednex huge 1994 hit “Cotton Eye Joe” before this stomper from Specky Cult. In the fade of of “Dad Dance” they even throw in a bit of the 60s Batman theme. “Nananana nananana Dad Dance” indeed!
The band is made up of Rob Glover (lead guitar, vocals), Carol Stephen (lead vocals, guitar, cowbell), Rob Bradford (bass, keys, buttons), and Steve Bradley (drums, vocals). The band are tight and clearly know how to have fun. Of “Dad Dance” the band said that they are “throwing our hat in the ring for this summer’s catchiest song“. Is it the catchiest song this summer? It is certainly a top contender and deserves to be heard in festival fields across the land! Are they the finest madcap punk band in the North East of England? Probably, and one of the best in the UK too.
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