James Dean-esque
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| "James Dean-esque" | ||||
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| Single by The Crocketts | ||||
| from the album Super Summer Swinging Sounds | ||||
| Released | 10 May 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Blue Dog | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Crocketts | |||
| Producer(s) | Bird & Bush | |||
| The Crocketts singles chronology | ||||
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"James Dean-esque" is a song by British indie rock band The Crocketts. Produced by Bird & Bush, "James Dean-esque" was featured on the 1999 Kerrang! compilation Super Summer Swinging Sounds and released as a single on 10 May 1999.[1]
Reviewing the single, Kerrang! awarded "James Dean-esque" a rating of five out of five, describing the song as "Classy punk 'n' roll ... a simple tale of unrequited love ... delivered with a raised middle digit and the classic line 'I ain't gonna bother with her cos she ain't gonna do it with me'".[2] The review also praised the B-sides, highlighting the "full throttle guitars and shuffling drums" on "Billy the Bunt" and describing "Rapid Pulsing Breaths" as "gentle and acoustic-sounding like The Pogues at their most depressed".[2]