Five O'Clock Heroes - Skin Deep
Published Tuesday, 27th March, 2007 at 4:52 PM
UK release date: 3rd March 2007
Written by Paul W
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Aside from the ridiculously infectious shouts of "whoa-oh-oh" on the chorus and a sure-fire indie hit blueprint (jangly guitars, a quintessential British sound and an upbeat rhythm section to get the old feet moving), there's nothing as such to differentiate Five O'Clock Heroes from every other current "famous for five minutes" indie band.
It's not that the group are bad - just predictable and they make the kind of uninspired music that could easily get lost amongst the swarm of throwaway 7" singles each week.
If the three-minute, catchy indie-pop stylings of say The Pigeon Detectives are your thing, or the kind of music that may sound great now, but will be forgettable by the Summer, then by all means pick up the single. Otherwise, there's nothing great to say about a single that could easily have been made by a hundred bands popular this week.

