Bombay Bicycle Club need no introduction. They’re verified on facebook AND twitter, so…yeah, big time. Their latest album So Long, See You Tomorrow was released officially in January of this year and is one of the better albums to drop all year. It’s casual at heart whilst remaining an honestly dramatic album. Tracks like the single Luna are infused with powerful tribal percussion whilst others like Whenever, Wherever jump between ballad and rock opera never really sure of where to stand. Then there’s others like Feel that starts off like a cheesy midi file that could very well have been named “Arabian Nights” or something like that, but cuts properly awesome towards the chorus.
Now, in complete contrast to the above paragraph. This is one album that made me second guess my taste in music for a second. I liked it almost all the way through, but couldn’t understand why. It’s refreshing and melodically seductive, yet absolutely shit at the same time; definitely one of those “listen to it a few times before making judgement” pieces of work. The tracks are so consistently interchanging, some parts I’m really digging and some I’m thinking what the absolute fuck is this garbage. For the most part, it’s impressive and likeable. Wait, so did I like it or not?
I’ll just finish by saying So Long, See You Tomorrow is a complex and layered album and it’s best to let it be, don’t try to understand it, just enjoy it…because you will. That’s a yes, I did like it, by the way.
