Live Review: WATCH: Bombay Bicycle Club 'Carry Me' (Interactive Video)

Many of you may have caught the live show of North London's BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, at last year's Falls And Southbound Festivals.

This severely underrated quartet have one of the most impressive live shows in existence right now, and if you were paying attention during all the chaos, you would've noticed a couple of new tracks getting a play. Well today, one of those tracks, 'Carry Me' has finally been released to the world.

On top of this Bombay Bicycle Club have announced the release of their fourth album in five years. The yet to be named LP is due out on February 7th 2014 through Island Records/Caroline. 'Carry Me' is the first taste we have of the release, and if its anything to go by, the album looks to break new ground yet again for a band that continuously experiment and evolve their sound at rapid pace.

The record was written by Lead vocalist/songwriter, Jack Steadman whilst he was travelling through India, Turkey and Tokyo as well as the UK and the Netherlands. It was also produced by Steadman in the band’s studio in London, with the help of Mark Rankin (QOTSA, Aluna George). Steadman says this of the album: “I feel like we’ve found the balance between making it interesting and intelligent, but also not highbrow or elitist”. 

Of course, we haven't had a chance to listen to the LP, but from what we're hearing this is one hugely ambitious record. We've been told that the angular guitar patterns have been replaced by a "juxtaposition of tough, offbeat rhythms with shimmering keys, techno blips." It's also to feature familiar vocal contributions from longtime collaborator Lucy Rose as well as impressive newcomer Rae Morris.

You can immediately feel the change of sound within ‘Carry Me’, as BBC opt for more tribal rhythms and a number of different synths patterns - instead of the sharp guitar lines they've been known for. It's not that the guitars aren't there, they are just employed within a different sonic setting, and it almost feels like the progression was necessary. As the band seamlessly slip from the works of A Different Kind Of Fix to this. Somehow this energetic dance-infused track just makes perfect sense.

To make it slightly more awesome, the band collaborated with award-winning creative company Powster to deliver a world first interactive music video. The innovative clip for 'Carry Me' pays homage to the great Eadweard Muybridge, known for his work with stop-motion photography - as viewers are able to control the band and accompanying dancers actions throughout it's playing time. While the band perform in time to the music the viewer can control different angles, loops and clips of the members to create little stop-motion creations of their own. Essentially it is a series of beautiful melodies built around clever loops, all in one giant loop.

'Carry Me' is out this Friday (8th November), and the new LP is slated for a February 7th release via Island Records/Caroline.

Words: Tom Hutchins

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