August 2009. London, United Kingdom. Dull summer.

The sun hasn’t properly shown its cocky bright face for weeks now, and the capital is greyer than ever. I was about to surrender to the dark forces ruling weather in Britain and say goodbye to any chance of feeling warm again (oh dear, what a dramatic intro). Then I saw the video for Friendly Fires’ Kiss Of Life.

Although I felt slightly jealous at the sight of the band dancing on a beach, I couldn’t help but get hooked by the filthy carnivalesque beats of the song. And there I was, alive again. Seriously, the band made a great track, perfect dance tune. Singer Ed McFarlane’s contagious dance moves must be seen – it looks cool, but I think only he can get away with them. I’ll try them on a night out and will let you know how it goes.

So, yes, I think each Londoner needs a good kiss of life every now and then, and this track’s a good way of getting out of the city’s numbing torpor raging these days.

Friendly Fires – Kiss of Life –

Guest written by Christian P. (Follow me on Twitter here: Eluard)

Check the video for the song on the Friendly Visual Delight post.