Short but sweet.
The last time I saw Debbie Harry she was a sex phone operator in the drug movie 'Spun', and the last time I heard her voice she was a cab dispatcher in [the video game] GTA. Ms Harry has not let her acting interest get in the way of her music career - in fact she has pursued the two interests side by side since the 1980s. This September 'Necessary Evil', her first solo album for nearly fifteen years will be released, and 'Two Times Blue' serves as a taster for for that record's main meal.
'Two Times Blue' is a hearty slice of indie pop, undeniably generic in its eighties-influenced musical style but polished to perfection and so packed with hooks only a complete misery-guts would be able to justifiably dislike its notes. Debbie's voice has matured from her 'Heart Of Glass' days, but this is not detrimental to its quality, indeed her range has become wider and her delivery more confident.
Sadly there is no new B-side to this single release, only a sub-standard 'Nickel & Dime Mix' which covers the original track in layers of electronic noise and has nothing to encourage one to hear it more than once or in preference to the original version. In terms of a taste of the new album nevertheless this is a promising release, proving that Debbie's talents have not mellowed with age!