Review: So Long, See You Tomorrow - Bombay Bicycle Club

9/10

It had been three years since A Different Kind of Fix and fans were starting to become restless. The creators of the album had kept a low profile for most of these three years, until, one day, a new album was announced. Those fans were restless no more. 

Bombay Bicycle Club's fourth album came out earlier this week and being a die-hard Bombay fan, I found it quite hard to fault. I have to admit, I did feel quite impatient during the three year gap between Bombay's third and fourth albums. This may come across as biased, seeing as I am a huge BBC fan, but, So Long, See You Tomorrow, was 100% worth the wait and one of the best albums of 2014 (so far). It is absolutely stunning, sounds very different to the previous Bombay sound but makes me feel so special, as if the band were holding a private gig in my front room. 
I'd heard that the whole album was inspired by Jack Steadman's travels, so I was unsure of what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. 

The first track, Overdone, feels like a song that you would wake up to, to then find yourself in a heaven-like paradise. There are violins, clarinets, and many other orchestral instruments which would be amazing to see live. It flows so well into It's Alright Now, a song that you can imagine slightly drunk hippies dancing away to in the middle of a field (in the best way possible of course). Carry Me is next which really doesn't need explaining. IT'S SUCH A GOOD SONG. I found myself singing the riff on the tube the other day and someone opposite acknowledged the song and we smiled for one short moment. Home by Now is the song where Jack Steadman could have reached a traditional town in Sweden during his travels. It's so happy and carefree. You could say that Luna is the United States of the album. It sounds hopeful, powerful and inspiring and has a good walking pace, so could be quite encouraging.  Come To is one of my favourites on the album. Like many second-before-last tracks, it's the calming down song, a preparation for the last final phenomenon. The final song does sadly, eventually arrive and what a way to end a fantastic album! So Long, See You Tomorrow is a six minute extravaganza of every sound on the album (and perhaps even their previous albums) put together. Obviously, it is a great extravaganza and by the time it is all finished, it shall make you realise how good Bombay Bicycle Club actually are. I hope you had realised that before. 

-Amy