Today's Track - YATCH: "Psychic City"

When I first heard this song, Muscles sprung into my head. In particular, the Muscles song 'Ice Cream' seemed to call out at me whenever I played it. Now, though I don't actively recognise this comparison anymore while listening to this track, I can see how the parallel with the Australian dance act could fairly be drawn: both this song and 'Ice Cream' have a novelty-type quality, or maybe that's what it just seems - I really can't think of anything funny about either song, but I certainly detect a sense of fun and implausibility in the lyrics of both. But what I think truly connects the songs isn't what they're about exactly - whether the content be funny, fun, or otherwise - but what they are. So, what is 'Psychic City'? Well, it's a song that will (should) be played. A lot, on end; at parties, barbecues, discos (do they exist?), wherever there are people. Hey, this song unites people. They shout the chorus together, they dance like robots in time with the bass line together. Well, the irony is that this - what makes the song so great - hasn't happened to me; I don't even know another soul who would recognise the song. But watch this space (and I really want to use the new feature where you can put a line through text, and then add '*Update*' below).