STYLE...... Synthpop, Electropop, Indie Pop LABEL...... InH Records
QUALITY..... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... UK
It’s been almost a decade since Loud Women’s first brought Bugeye to LTW’s attention and more than 5 years since their debut album, Ready Steady Bang, was included in our Top 100 albums of 2020. While it’s been a few years, new album, The Shape Of Things is well worth the wait and Bugeye are firing on all cylinders.
The record pulls together numerous themes, including those of identity, control, and pushing back against systems that try to box us in. The Shape of Things is a journey through the modern world that explores media manipulation, isolation, and distraction, as well as our obsession with technology, self-improvement, and societal pressures as well as examining love, desire, rebellion, and the contradictions of contemporary life—from anger and frustration to hope and defiance—there’s a thread which runs through the record of questioning what we’re told to be, and choosing something more honest and self-defined instead. Speaking of the album, frontwoman Angela Martin explains, ‘The Shape of Things’ feels like a real moment of clarity for us. As a band, it reflects us stepping into who we are without apology. We’ve always been DIY and outspoken, but this record feels more focused and intentional, like we’re not asking for space anymore, we’re taking it. Sonically, it’s bigger, more direct, and more confident, but still keeps that raw edge that defines us.’
Founded in 2018, front woman and Bugeye’s chief songwriter, Angela Martin, formed the band with school friend and bass player Paula Snow, before joining forces with drummer Suzy Gould and Lex Giggs to devise the next chapter of Bugeye. A band that has a ‘give no fucks’ attitude and the tunes come wrapped in a riotous optimism that demands you dance along, blending dark 80s-inspired synths with distorted guitars. With one foot in pop’s past—think 70s dance floor meets post-punk meets noughties optimism—they’re also at the forefront of an experimental new electro-pop sound that sees the band moving towards influence from the likes of Goldfrapp, Gary Numan and Depeche Mode.
Tracklist:
1. Comfortably Numb (3:16) 2. The Best (3:04) 3. This Is What I Want (2:54) 4. A Little Void (4:02) 5. This Ain't a Love Song (2:41) 6. These Walls Will Fall (2:54) 7. Are We Still Breathing (3:31) 8. Dirty Feds and Robbers (3:56) 9. VIP (2:53) 10. Welcome To The Team (3:26) 11. Model Behaviour (3:39)
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