The pun-loving Glaswegians return this year with new album EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\, and on it is first single Euphoria, Take My Hand. Singer and ex-footballer James Allan welcomes you to the song with theatrical vocals, painfully bawling lyrics such as "I'm not holding your hand any more, why can't you understand?"
A calming and melodious riff then enters the melancholic fray as Allen continues to breathlessly lament. Deep, rumbling drums accompany the song, giving it a beating heart and a certain resonance. The band seem to have abandoned their former Jesus And Mary Chain-esque sound and as a result, Euphoria, Take My Hand - like the album as a whole - is a more polished and refined affair (although just as Scottish as its predecessor). We think it's working very well.
You can stream the album in full here, and watch the the band talk about the making of their new album here.
Words: Joe Bishop
6:05 PM | 07/04/2011
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