Alexis Taylor's new single came out at the weekend. On A Whim is a lovely slice of funky electro pop, but the masterstroke is when the chorus comes in, and the dulcet tones of Green Gartside takes the song into the stratosphere.
Alexis co-wrote the song with Green and Oliver Bayston and it's just wonderful, even if it does raise the question of when - if ever - we might hear new music from Green / Scritti Politti again.
In the meantime, we can content ourselves with Alexis' current album, Paris In The Spring, released last Friday, and a fresh 2026 remaster of Scritti Politti's 1982 debut Songs To Remember.
Sometimes, things are too painful
For you to focus on what is real
They pull apart at your life as it turns
And the day-to-day becomes tender with burns
Something can still cause you pain
Even when you don't understand it or want it
To be a part of your makeup and brain
It doesn′t help you, help you explain
What if (what if, what if) you need this pain?
What if you need this pain?
What if (what if, what if) there is no shame?
Sometimes, life is full of surprises
And it's hard not to derail your brain
There's no hope in compromises
It ain′t pretty, but it fucks you all the same
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
On a whim, I could throw, throw it all away
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
I could throw, throw it all, throw it all away
What if (what if, what if) you need this pain?
What if you need this pain?
What if (what if, what if) there is no shame?
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
On a whim, I could throw, throw it all away (to feel nothing)
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
I could throw, throw it all, throw it all away (to feel nothing)
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
On a whim, I could throw, throw it all away (to feel nothing)
On a whim, in a daze, in a day, in a way
I could throw, throw it all, throw it all away (to feel nothing)
To feel nothing
