I did a quick bit of research for this song prior to my blog post today, which resulted in me finding a rather apt quote for this song from a user on songmeanings.com; “This will be probably be a hit if the Infadels were known better, but, maybe better this way that they aren’t the biggest thing around.”
This is immensely true – the Infadels never saw the mainstream success that this song shows them to so rightly deserve, but despite what they lack in terms of commercial success, they make up for by way of a being well-kept secret of the indie-rock world.
The Infadels sprung up around 2003, forming quickly in the same way that many of the electroclash bands of the era did – with almost no fanfare or buildup. Their sudden appearance resulted in the group managing to record their debut record, We Are Not The Infadels, in 2005 with famed producer Jagz Kooner. Soon enough, the band were the talk of the town, popping up on festival lineups all around the world, and managing to make a name for themselves that most other young bands could only dream of. The majority of this success came from the popularity of their track ‘Love Like Semtex’.
‘Love Like Semtex’ is a rather typical electro-rock song, with a nice fancy chorus, and an immensely slick vibe to it. I was hooked into the song thanks to its groove, and that intriguing riff that repeats throughout.
While not particularly a love song, in fact the song sounds like more of a collection of lines that sound good at times, the track’s title indicates that it is about a rather explosive type of love.
The titular Semtex is a plastic explosive, best known for being the reason that Pan Am Flight 103 was downed in 1988, known to many as the Lockerbie bombing.
The band themselves explode into the song, knocking over tables and kicking chairs as they may their way onto the world of music. Sadly, like a Semtex explosion, it was all over too quickly, and the band only existed for a small number of years before their eventual breakup. A true shame.
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