Hard-Fi - Good For Nothing

Hard-Fi, for me, will always represent those angsty teenage years we all go through. Tracks like Cash Machine and Living For The Weekend became anthems for the years of my youth, epic hymns to the hustle and bustle of life in the 21st century. All around them, landfill indie seemed to spring from every corner; but Hard-Fi stood tall and proud alongside a select few others - the premier league of new British rock bands with the quality to the match the hype.

After a lengthy period away following their famous 'NO COVER ART' album, 2011 sees them returning with Good For Nothing; a chunky slice of retro-tinged Brit rock. Full of swagger and charm, there's even a cheeky brass section bit halfway through. If you snipped out the choicest bits from the very best in 'lad-pop' and mixed them all together, then it would probably sound a fair bit like Good For Nothing.

A highly danceable Stone Roses-esque beat backs it all, indeed, it's bands like the Roses and Happy Monday that this track owes its greatest heritage. The guitar licks are rough and ready, laced with an edginess that sees the band embracing a looser sound than the tight, urban precision they excelled out on their debut back in 2005.

This represents an exciting new direction for Hard-Fi, but still packs all the consistency and vigour that made us such big fans of them in the first place. Hard-Fi are back and they're already soundtracking the summer with the fist-pumping tunery that is Good For Nothing. Love it.

Hard Fi - Good For Nothing by Hard Fi