A Different Kind of Fix

So, finally I can get my hands on the new, third album by Bombay Bicycle Club. It is a mixture of their last two albums: More Rock than "Flaws", more quiet than "I had the Blues..." But also more "Indie" than both of their previous records, despite the input of synthesizer-sounds. An album that takes more time to get into it than BBC's first and second.

My Top Three Four Songs:

A Different Kind of Fix starts with one of the best Bombay Bicycle Club songs ever: How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep? That melody will stick in my head for a long time. Probably the catchiest song on the album. Would fit perfectly on their debut as well!

The bass line of Your Eyes reminds me of Always Like This from their first album. But instead of guitars, electronic and synthie tunes define the sound of the song. The chorus is damn catchy, too!

Shuffle, the first single of the record and, along with How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep, my favourite track. Do I have to say anything more about that song?

Lights Out, Words Gone. Slow, dreamy, untypical, but very nice! Again restrained guitars, but audible when you need to hear them. Lovely melody and lovely duet of Jack Steadman and Lucy Rose.


All in all, I think I'm allowed to say it's a pretty decent album at first listen. I suppose that it takes a bit to really get into it, as it is (again) completely different from the previous album(s).