QUIRKY SINGLE WITH PORN PARODY VIDEO BY BRITISH WEIRDOS LA SHARK

   Sometimes I'm a little late in finding a new single/video, sometimes I'm a little late on properly discovering a band and sometimes it's both. This post is the latter. 

   I have known OF London based indie-pop/whatever-one-wishes-to-call-it band La Shark since about their beginnings in around 2009 but I never really paid attention to them. This is made worse by the fact that their bassist, Louis, and I are old college classmates. Over the years, he has evolved from a spiky haired wannabe DJ to a full on hipster Jesus. 
  Anyway...the band itself has gained acclaim with their quirky and catchy 80s-like songs, which has lead to going on tour with the likes of Paloma Faith (lucky bastards!) Latest single World Wide Babes has definitely made me sit up and pay closer attention for two reason. 1) The song is pure cheesy pop sounding, with clever lines such as "Worldwide fame on the worldwide web gets you worldwide babes with held wide legs" getting stuck in your head and 2) the video is a funny send up of popular porn sites and series. For those who know me and know me well, it wouldn't surprise you that I recognise almost everything they are parodying here, such as Fake Agent, Money Talks (I'm guessing, unless there's another one I don't know about) and even Chaturbate. It's good to see that the band and the girls involved all have a sense of humour.

   For those of you in London interested in checking these guys out live, you can see them on 1st May at The Bussey Building, Peckham.