I spent a good chunk of my childhood playing my gameboy and gameboy colour, and while I can't say I ever had the pleasure of growing up with an NES, I've had my fill of 8-bit games thanks to all the 128-in-one cartridges I had. A recurring theme that seems to connect a string of artists I especially love is this alluring electronic 8-bit video game vibe that says, "It's okay. Regressing back to childhood is completely normal and does not imply psychological instability." It's like that scene in Ratatouille, or that painfully stereotypical pizza commercial with the Italian family. A taste of a memory; sending us straight back to a time without adult responsibilities like going to bed early so you can get up at 8:30 for 9.
You'll probably be able to draw immediate parallels between You Love Her Coz She's Dead and Crystal Castles. They're both electronic bands and they're both duos and they both like to sing-yell and will probably make you thrash-dance. That's cool. I did that too, and I'm not mad about it. Probably because I like regressing, and I know you do too. Regardless, they still sound awesome, so don't fight it. And so, I leave you with all four tracks from their album Inner City Angst. You'll probably recognize Superheroes if you're an avid Skins fan like I am. Consider this as Part I of a continuing 8-bit Dance Party series we'll be covering.
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