Misty's Big Adventure - The World Outside

Oddball Birmingham octet Misty's Big Adventure introduce the concept of their fourth LP Television’s People on The World Outside, an eerie tour around the mind of the album's protagonist, a man who becomes dangerously dependent on TV. Lead singer Grandmaster Gareth’s doomy croon and brass instrumentation suggests variety shows gone wrong, while the skittering beat evokes dark paranoia. Misty's music is capable of reflecting the concepts behind their songs à la Parklife-era Blur, yet the lyrics lack the wit and insight of Damon Albarn’s. As TV is increasingly irrelevant in the face of the internet, the subject matter seems somewhat antiquated. [Gillian Watson]