Bombay Bicycle Club sure knows how to stay consistent in its releases, making sure fans get some loving in the form of an album every year, this time in “A Different Kind of Fix.”
However, when it comes to a consistent sound, the British quartet has seen much change since its debut album “I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose” in 2009. The band’s latest project serves as a preemptive indication of its move away from indie hues toward alternative Brit-rock.
Pulling reputed producer Ben Allen of Animal Collective and Deerhunter fame onboard, the band has successfully remodeled its appeal, incorporating distorted guitars, electro-pop beats and mellow vocals heard in tracks such as “Bad Timing” and “Leave It.”
The track “Shuffle” is an excellent preview into the layered tones and catchy piano riffs, folded into a groove similar to MGMT’s “Time to Pretend,” which could unintentionally give mainstream pop charts a reason to include it.
The album is certainly Bombay Bicycle Club’s best endeavor so far, as it experiments with multiple genres, including chillwave, which is best noticed in “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep.”
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