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Everything Everything - Distant Past
Bleeding monkey chins, robotic backing vocalists, and a heady new single: Everything Everything are back
‘Did you pack your bag or did somebody pack it for you?’ It’s the sort of question that security always asks at airports, and for some reason the natural human response is always mild panic. Even though everyone knows full well that you did indeed pack the entire bag yourself, with no help, it throws them. It’s also the question that Everything Everything chose to pose ahead of releasing ‘Distant Past’, the first single from the band’s new, third album ‘Get To Heaven’, which’ll be out in June this year.
Just like those nothing to declare gates and body-searches, ‘Distant Past’ does initially catch you off-guard. It’s heady and pounding like the beginnings of a 3am head-fuzz taking hold in a sweaty European nightclub, and Everything Everything’s sharply pointed elbows are blunted; their angular, tricky to pin-down rhythms in clearer focus. As Higgs put it, talking to his fans, “if you put out a record this year and it’s all smiles, then I think you’re a liar, basically.” Considering that Higgs goes on about bleeding monkey chins and sawing off his own stinky legs on ‘Distant Past’ - given extra sinister welly by robot backing vocalists - it’s safe to say Everything Everything have taken a darker turn, despite the initial euphoric sheen.
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