Album Review: Frankie & The Heartstrings - Decency

Somewhere amid the post-everything landscape UK outfit Frankie & The Heartstrings coast along delivering brisk no-frills pop rock. Decency is album number three and, while nothing much has changed (apart from a new bass player and axeman), their capacity for writing catchy songs remains exciting and strangely liberating. Not For Pleasure is a great example of the versatility of a good pop song to switch from head nodding to wistful introspection within a taut three minute package.

No epic ten-person choruses, no complicated breakdowns, no eye-rolling best-day-ever festival fodder, just classic Clash-style hooks and clean, smart songwriting.