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Schmoof

Chocolate Boyfriend

Label: Council Pop Records Release Date: 25/09/2006

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holliy by holliy September 22nd, 2006

Boyfriend? Or chocolate? It’s an agonising decision, and one I’m sure we’ve all had to make at some point… Well, maybe not. But if the message isn’t quite a universal one, the medium should nonetheless hit the national nerve: this is a straightforwardly brilliant slice of electro-pop disco-worthiness.

‘Chocolate Boyfriend’ has a delicious aura of tongue-in-cheek melancholy, a tasteful yet dancefloor-filling chorus and a breakdown in which singer Sarah is heard ordering chocolate on the telephone (“Which service do you require?” “Chocolate.”_) while an archly glamorous tune trips its way over a fizzingly minimal wave of synths. It’s very adult pop, but with far too much humour to sound painfully ironic and knowing. And the b-side ain’t bad either – ‘tis somewhere between ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’ and Pet Shop Boys (if you can imagine such a thing in a positive sense without your head imploding), and is a danceably melancholy ditty about post-one night stand disillusionment.

In summary: Schmoof are a sophisticated 80% cocoa electro blend for an audience who like their fun smooth and sophisticated – and with a hint of bitter darkness…

OK. I’ll stop now. And seriously: drop the artistic pretension, and indulge in this sinfully sweet but guilt free confection…

Sorry.

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