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Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

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13 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

*raises hand*

As glorious as it would be seeing Joe scream mother fucker over and over on the big stage some bands just aren't built that way. 

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36 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

Me.

They could headline JP, they ain’t going any higher than that. 

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7 hours ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

Not a chance it'll happen.

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I saved the other singles after the first two for today and I definitely agree on A Hymn, by far the best song on there. I’m a bit unsure about the rest though. There’s some good moments but I definitely didn’t enjoy it as much instantly compared to Brutalism or Joy. I hope it grows on me but the songs just don’t seem as good this time round.

It’s been mentioned elsewhere but the lyrics are the real weak point. I’m not a huge lyrics person anyway so it doesn’t bother me too much but it can get a bit annoying how on the nose most of the lyrics are. They also lack some of the humour that’s there on the first two albums. I feel a bit bad for criticising them for it, as they generally talk about important topics that I broadly agree with them on, but it’s just a bit too heavy-handed at times. The chorus of Ne Touche Pas Moi where they just shout “CONSENT” is probably the most notable example of that. 

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2 hours ago, PDAD said:

Pretty disappointed with this really. I feel like they may as well have changed each lyric to 'I'm a liberal' and it would have had the same effect. I am completely on their side but this album is just so...easy. 

For now, I'm kind of with you. I've read a lot of articles too with the band claiming Joe wrote the lyrics in the recording studio or whatever. However, I thought that about Mr Motivator and The Village, and now I like the both a lot.... They're just growers. Maybe. 

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12 hours ago, Sasperella said:

For now, I'm kind of with you. I've read a lot of articles too with the band claiming Joe wrote the lyrics in the recording studio or whatever. However, I thought that about Mr Motivator and The Village, and now I like the both a lot.... They're just growers. Maybe. 

Yeah I hope so. A few drinks in at Brixton, I'll be lapping it all up like anyone...but yeah, the lyrics do stand out for me a bit much at the moment unfortunately. 

I like new albums to teach me a bit more about a band; add a bit more to the puzzle of who they are. When Joe is screaming 'Consent!', it's something I obviously agree with...but I was hardly thinking 'Oh I thought touching people up on the dance floor would be right up his street!' Just seems all a bit preaching to the converted at the moment, and as others have said, without any of the humour they have used before. More, taking themselves too seriously...

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