So Long, See You Tomorrow

AlbumFeb 04 / 201410 songs, 44m 55s
Indie Pop
Popular

The story of London’s Bombay Bicycle Club is one of constant evolution: since their 2009 debut, the band have woven together elements of everything from wistful indie folk to crystalline math rock. The outfit’s fourth album is a warm, rewarding coalition of these pursuits, offering emotional, synth-driven rock complemented by richly textured samples, big synths, and the dizzying melodies of frontman Jack Steadman. A sampled Bollywood loop introduces the opener, “Overdone,” while the sweeping, R&B-inspired groove of “Home by Now” is anchored by cello and splices of digitally manipulated piano. The hypnotic percussion and eight-bit groove of “Feel” result in the album’s finest track, while “Whenever, Wherever” opens as a pensive ballad before adopting a driving dance beat. A fuzzy kalimba sample and polyrhythmic drumbeat close *So Long, See You Tomorrow*, finishing an entrancing ride.

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Bombay Bicycle Club's latest So Long, See You Tomorrow is an often dazzling, euphoric electronic-pop record where the band has decided to depart from their jangly indie pop roots.

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Not afraid to just bolt eyes-scrunched through the veil, BBC embark upon a dreamlike pilgrimage to an enlightened realm.

While Bombay Bicycle Club’s desire to approach every new album as an opportunity to reinvent themselves is admirable, it has led to a situation where none of their guises has lasted long enough to feel particularly satisfying.

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Bombay Bicycle Club have called their new album So Long, See You Tomorrow, but it could just as easily have been named Bombay Bicycle Club: Fun With Synthesizers.

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Album review: Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow. "Sincerely captivating and euphorically playful," says Clash, awarding the LP 9/10.

Bombay Bicycle Club's fourth album has more of an electronic influence, but there's still an appealing wistfulness there, writes <strong>Ally Carnwath</strong>

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Review Of Bombay Bicycle club's New album So Long, See You Tomorrow. The LP comes out on 2/4 via Island Records. Bombay Bicycle Club play 2/9 in Brussels.

It's not as radical a stylistic swerve as their last three albums all were, but there's still a healthy dose of ambition in Jack Steadman and co's latest, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>

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Bombay Bicycle Club nonetheless has cause to celebrate their relentless output.

Album Reviews: Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow

Bombay Bicycle Club are still evolving with their fourth album, a journey though internationally-flavoured electronic indie euphoria, says Helen Brown

So Long, See You TomorrowArtist: Bombay Bicycle ClubGenre: AlternativeLabel: IslandBombay Bicycle Club have found themselves plugged into the odd dodgy zeitgeist in their time – mid-2000s "landfill indie", trendy nu-folk – but they have survived and thrived.