On Beach Slang, On The Other Hand

On the one hand, as many folks have pointed out, Beach Slang's signature song, 2015's "Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas" sounds kinda like Joy Division's 1981 "Ceremony"--which just proves there's nothing new in Rock 'n Roll.  The genre long ago played out the last of its interesting ideas. 

On the other hand, no, as a matter of fact, "Bad Art" doesn't sound like "Ceremony" at all--a repeating 1st and 3rd step is by definition not the same as a repeating 1st, 3rd, and 5th step--and moreov...