Floating Voter
Dollop is probably our favourite kind of guitar band, using a fresh kaleidoscopic pop sound to deliver hard-hitting political messages. It’s a fascinatingly British tactic: disguising sharp critique in melody, turning cynicism into something you can hum on the bus. Their new single “Floating Voter” is a case in point, skewering the absurd theatre of elections while sounding playful, almost gleeful. The song spins two perspectives. On one side, a politician who steps into office full of grand promises but slips quickly into avoidance, self-interest or indifference. On the other, the so-called floating voter, ambivalent and unsure whether engaging with politics even makes sense. Put together, these voices expose a loop: hollow performance and voter detachment feeding each other until accountability disappears. It is satire that never shouts, instead inviting you to smile at the dysfunction until the smile turns uneasy. What makes Dollop stand out is how they fuse sharp ideas with a sense of unpredictability. Rather than sticking to one formula, their songs twist and reshape themselves, like the shifting moods of the everyday life they so often poke fun at. “Floating Voter” works because it mirrors that instability, capturing the confusion of politics without dulling the edges. More please.