After seven studio albums, the British based rock band are clearly still thirsty for more success, as their creativity grows from strength to strength. Their first EP from 2004 catapulted You and Me at Six to mainstream audiences and now they have a huge loyal fanbase. With the band now in their early 30s, you can imagine that they themselves were influenced by the explosion of guitar music of the 90s, and you won’t be surprised that this song is a celebration of that. 

Are you a child of the 90s? If you are, there is a lot of gratitude coming your way in You and Me at Six’s latest release. Actually, the more you think about the lyrics of this song, there is a lot of truth behind the impact the bands of the 90s had on popular and alternative music today, and this song is a definite nod of appreciation to that movement. 

For those who were influenced by the late 90s alternative rock scene, there’s quite a distinctive guitar pattern that is reminiscent of a Blink 182 or Sun 41 sound that you will recognise. You can hear it straight away in God Bless the 90s kids. The melody too is a nice homage to the same, however the final production is very clearly from the class of 2023, with sophisticated breaks and rhythms that have evolved over the last two decades. The whole track is a nicely put together piece, with a catchy chorus and fabulous musicianship. As I was listening, I felt that this song would be even better live, which for this genre of music is always a good marker of a well crafted track.

Author: Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold is a musician, producer and music reviewer from Devon, in the South West of England. Whilst not writing music reviews, Phil also writes and records under the name of Ugbrooke.