The new one is a little different. It’s the first septet version, adding a full-time steel guitarist (and an extra singer/percussionist. So expect a few new spins on familiar tunes.
Plenty of words have been used to describe Squeeze’s brand of pop: Catchy, melodic, classically English. And quite often the word “quirky” will get thrown into the mix as well.
“I never got that, because I thought that what we did was perfectly normal,” singer and guitarist Glenn Tilbrook said recently. “But now when I listen back, we were pretty damn quirky. I mean, ‘Black Coffee in Bed’ has three different kinds of verses — Why did we do that? But it seemed normal at the time.”
Normal or not, Squeeze wound up with a trunk full of killer singles, all of which should be played when they hit the Wang Theatre with the Psychedelic Furs Tuesday. Tilbrook and co-singer/writing partner Chris Difford have guided Squeeze through numerous lineups, but the new one is a little different. It’s the first septet version, adding a full-time steel guitarist (Melvin Duffy) and an extra singer/percussionist, Steve Smith who used to front the band Dirty Vegas (and lived briefly in Boston).
