The Suburbs have been described as having a “Minneapolis sound”, and so they’ve had simply as a lot to do with creating such a sound as anybody else. They’ve proven that it’s potential to be each pop and R&B, and be completely freed from the restrictions of style, whereas being off-the-wall experimental all of the whereas. Their seventh studio album, ‘Poets Celebration’, follows on swiftly from ‘Hey Muse!’, and newest single, ‘Buckle My Head’, is the proper instance of why The Suburbs have change into such a beloved and influential group.
With a contemporary sound that’s solely contiguous with what followers have come to like of The Suburbs, ‘Buckle My Head’ displays their earlier classics, similar to ‘Love Is The Regulation’, and ‘Credit score In Heaven’, whereas bringing one thing new to the desk. The funky and tuneful observe is modern, but totally approachable, and the speckling of horns, observations, and asides, work expertly with the witty turns of phrase.
The lyric video for ‘Buckle My Head’, which might be seen right here, reinforces the themes and tone of the observe, and seems like a distillation of the band’s aesthetic. Whereas giving followers the tune’s phrases, additionally they present crossed drumsticks, hammering on a pink disc resembling and spinning like an previous 45, with 4 black parallel strains that throb, as if the strings on a bass being plucked. In the meantime, the narrator, resplendent in his swimsuit, captivates with a roaring flame instead of his head. The entire thing is a dizzying kinetic animation; spinning, whirling, and blurring – similar to the band themselves, who can by no means hold nonetheless.
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