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Single Reviews
Single Review: Defend Moscow – Manifesto (Kids)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 23 February 2009
Chugging guitars, male/female duelling vocalists, stomping drums, and a whole bucket of synthesizers. If that sounds like your cup of tea, and you like the Pet Shop Boys, Human League, Alphabeat and similar acts, then you’ll be bowled over by this, the debut single from Defend Moscow. Despite the pop sheen, though, Defend Moscow are serious about something – the lyrics of ‘Manifesto’ are based on the life and times of Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky. Although this track lacks the soaring quality of some of their other work, particularly ‘Die Tonight’, Manifesto is still a powerful statement of intent and a great pop song, even if it does have ‘guilty pleasure’ written all over it. DG
