Idolator

The Guardian's profile of the Wonky Pop tour begins with an appeal to beleaguered music fans: "Tired of chart pop that's all manufactured groups and reality TV shows? Just as fed up of bland indie? Then Wonky Pop might just be the thing for you." It's almost crass in its resemblance to infomercial rhetoric ("Are you tired of your old, hard-to-operate pasta strainer?"), but it contains such a fundamental element of truth that it's hard not to read on. In many ways pop music is broken, and it's about time for a new regime. But is Wonky Pop the answer? More »