Scary Love- The Neighbourhood Review

Image result for the neighbourhood scary loveI know this song isn't technically new, but I'd only heard it from concert recordings once before and now they've finally released on officially, just like the excellent #000000&#FFFFFF mixtape. And as expected from the studio version, it's better than any concert recording on YouTube(concerts are only good if you're at them).  One thing that's worth noting is the red coloring- the first color The Neighbourhood have used besides black and white.


The song starts with a peculiar more natural sounding synth found in September's Hard EP, then moves in to a mix of vocal style Jesse Rutherford does well but wasn't really found on his recent solo album(&)- staccato and semi-moaned(in a good way). The drums are no doubt from a machine, but aren't overly electronic. The chorus seems to float in mid air, held up by synthesized vocals and the occasional guitar strum. The bridge launches the song to The Killers like heights, making it perfect for almost any sized venue they would play.

This is a pretty good sign for their upcoming(January 12- save the date!) To Imagine EP. It's an excellent song, but it doesn't fully make use of the slightly better instrumentals they discovered on the Hard EP, or the ones they left behind from I Love You. I don't know what they'll do after that(an album is certainly due), but it will certainly be much better than the rut of Wiped Out! This is the first time they've used color, so possibly they'll continue with it and have a major shift in music like The 1975 did...? What I really want to know is when they'll start their US tour- they might as well take my money now.
 

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