Oxford’s THE EXACT OPPOSITE channel inner Secret Affair – and Joe Jackson

OUT NOW from Oxford’s indie outfit THE EXACT OPPOSITE (via Dental Records), new single ‘Look at Him Go!’, oddly reminiscent of Secret Affair….and Joe Jackson.

The duo, singer/guitarist Jamie Stuart, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Nigel Powell, have an impressive pedigree – together in underground indie outfit Dive Dive – and separately in Dustball, Unbelievable Truth, and Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls.

“I remember there was a slight false start when I was writing the lyrics to ‘Look At Him Go!’ said Stuart.

“It was about something different, but then I decided what I wanted it to be about and I’ve never had such a stream of lyrics. I’d never put that many different words into a song before. And I know songs about aging superheroes – which is really about the death of the hero inside you – have been done by other bands, but it was fun. And if there is an underlying theme to the record, it is aging and wondering if it’s time to call it.” 

Look At Him Go! is taken from the debut album ‘Skill Issue,’ available now.

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