New Music From Voxtrot
Voxtrot's limited edition single, 'Berlin, Without Return.'
It's hard to speculate if John Hughes was ever going to write and direct another "Teen Angst Melodrama" again, but for the generation that grew up with his films - most would overwhelmingly reject a modern day spin on Molly Ringwald. Actually, not much has changed. The jocks will always beat up the freaks and the freaks will take it. Hopefully, Hughes felt that rehashing the past would be beating the same dead horse (Pretty In Pink, Some Kind Of Wonderful), but people do find horses pretty, even if they're frothing at the mouth. In the end, Hughes always had great taste in music and may have considered a song from Voxtrot in some weepy break-up scene.
I know that writers have brought this up before, but Voxtrot's music does articulate that Hughes soundtrack aesthetic very well; the key word being alienation. Their latest single, "Berlin, Without Return," shows the band moving away from that bouncy Smiths vibe they were founded on. The sugary melodies are still present, but the introduction of simple synths and strings sees the group veering towards the more intimate side of Spoon. “Berlin, Without Return” is still a fine tearjerker.
Posted by Joe Roth on Aug 12, 2009 @ 9:00 am