Lost in Translation: Cock-er-ney indie

It’s unbelievable that wouldn’t-use-it-even-to-line-the-budgie’s-cage rags like NME still fawn over acts that only make sense to 14 year-old girls from London. I’m looking at you, Jack Peñate. All those cock-er-ney vowels, hammed up to disguise a crushing Queen’s English in most parts of the world, is vomit-inducing. Still, with the world of pop being more London-centric than ever before, it seems that we’ll all have to put up with these pretend barrow boys and girls a bit longer. Don’t get me wrong, someone hamming up a Northern accent is just as bad. So here, watch this and be propelled into the mind of a young person yet to find what they really like.
[video: jackpenate]