Tuesday 20th February 2007 by Jennifer Westmoreland

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Harrisons – ‘Monday’s Arms’ (Melodic) Released 26/02/07

Harrisons – ‘Monday’s Arms’ (Melodic) Released 26/02/07

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‘Monday’s Arms’ is a pretty funky little tune. Using the disco influences favoured by others like The Rapture, Harrisons add a rockier edge to the dance proceedings. The full-length version of the track is the most satisfying – providing an 80s electro introduction that is oh-so-hot right now. Playing on everyone’s hatred of Monday mornings, the steady energy of this song is strangely affecting, transforming any unwitting listener into a frenzy of foot-tapping and head-nodding. B-side, ‘Loxley Bottoms’ offers a darker atmosphere, telling the story of the murder of a young girl in Sheffield. The juxtaposition of the mundane, Monday morning feeling with the ghoulish tale of death makes the latter so much more moving. Still a good song to dance to, but showing a conscience: bloody brilliant stuff.

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