Sunday, July 15, 2007

Stars: "Take Me to the Riot"


From day one! One of my fav bands to jog to, drive to, shower with and then make "tea" and sit and enjoy the rush of whaterver just took place.... The whole album is fantastic and my fear of them underachieving has officially been extinguished, thanks in part to some great tracks - especially "Take Me to the Riot". It's a fast paced ball of energy that'll have you singing the title of the track mid-song at the latest; hence it's bubonic plague-like catchiness.

[MP3] Stars - Take Me to the Riot

This song starts off with a dark and brooding bass line that sets a tone to the song procuring images of The Cure, if Robert Smith would've had a smooth female voice backing him. The whole album seems to be dripping with influences of underlying political issues, so when the tempo flares up, cymbals crash, and they shout "Take me / Take Me / To the riot!" - you can't help but feel some sort of invigorating, warm rush. The haunting keyboard that follows a Smiths-like energetic chorus (to reset the tempo) showcases, what could be, Stars' greatest showcase of musical dynamics and production to date. If this isn't their next single, I'll be shocked.

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