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Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians

Oooh, the opening of Miss Sweden is spine tingling, dirty and sparkling at the same time. It’s a lusty memento of Pinky Beecroft’s former flame Machine Gun Fellatio, but the rest of the song and this EP goes out with more of a whimper than a bang. Pinky’s distinctive voice is still mesmerising, but listening to this EP is like getting stuck talking to the morose drunk at the end of the party. Of course, we’ve all been that guy at one time or another, and if it’s your turn, this might be just the thing to put on after you stumble home. There are echoes of Pinky’s previous work Unsent Letter on Fabulous Driving, an achingly lonely plea “don’t go there without me / to your dark and troubled streets”, the clouds momentary parting as Pinky sings “cos I’m waiting on / the sky to clear”. Someone get the man a drink (his tipple is Scotch Whisky).