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So Long, See You Tomorrow

Released Feb 3rd 2014

Sometimes you hear a song or an album and you literally want to crawl inside and explore. This is exactly what I want to do with So Long, See You Tomorrow because it feels like an adventure from the get go. Not one song sounds the same; they all delve into different sounds and styles, each one of them as unexpected as the next. This is the album I have been waiting for Bombay Bicycle Club to make in like, well forever. That’s not to say that I haven’t loved what they have done before but I have always heard the potential for something a little more off the beaten track.

Carry Me was the first track to be leashed upon an unsuspecting audience and from the very first listen I was desperate to hear this album. Some people were a little unsure if they would like the change from indie band to what now feels like full on dance band in this track (though I think it was occasionally hinted at on their last album, A Different Kind Of Fix). Turns out that So Long, See You Tomorrow is all that I had hoped for, and more.  If you think it’s going to be an album full of up tempo tracks with an electronic feel you couldn’t really be more wrong. Whilst there certainly is an element of electronica present throughout it’s not a full throttle departure from what’s been before.

Eyes Off Of You is a particularly tender moment that appears in the second half of the album. A duet that begins with closed vocal mics and a piano really brings a sea of calm before the track gently billows from ethereal ballad to a Balearic chill out. It’s a wonder of a track and a high amongst high points on the album.What follows was a surprise though and every time I hear it I literally have to stop whatever I’m doing and clap for the bravery and craziness of Feel. It’s a flavoursome party; part Mariachi band with that undeniable salsa rhythm, part Turkish belly dance and a splash of Greek Taverna. I can barley sit still for my hips wanting to wiggle and my shoulders bop up and down and a undeniable want to smash plates. This is quite frankly either going to be a love or hate track for many people, but I think you can guess which side of the Marmite fence I’ll be sat on. A  total Genius of a track. Remixes of this are going to be flying around like crazy.

The most recent track to be previewed is Luna. This one has some wonderful subtle hints of Bhangra style percussion running through it and is yet another delight to listen to. The composition of this track as well as the male and female vocals make it feel very current. You could almost imagine someone like Ellie Goulding doing something akin to this. It’s a good song to have previewed because it gives another clue to fans of what to expect on this wonderfully eclectic album without them ever really knowing what it is they are in for.

So Long, See You Tomorrow is a melting pot of sounds and musical influences that spans not just decades of sounds but also genres and cultures, while always keeping one foot in this new electronic feel.  It’s an absolute gem of an album for me and I can’t wait to see some of it performed live.

Watch the video for Carry Me here:

Watch the video for Luna here: