The Low Miffs - The Man Who Took On Love (And Won)

For those who've whiled away nanoseconds pondering just how Scott Walker and David Bowie might have sounded had they formed a surf guitar band, The Low Miffs and erstwhile Josef K guitarist Malcom Ross have the answer. The Man Who Took On Love (And Won) opens with a restrained, dry-as-sand guitar riff, before gradually flourishing into a monster chorus. Leo Condie sings his little heart over trembling surf-guitars, his voice evoking Roy Orbison (if only he'd been into Hawaiian shirts and a sixties pop falsetto). Malcolm and The Miffs took on love and won; seizing our affections was a breeze.