The Presets - 'Apocalypso' |
Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
Ah Presets, you haven't let us down. When a pre-release copy of The
Presets new album 'Apocalypso' landed on the Coolhunter desk last week,
it was with great anticipation that we gave it a first spin. And Bam!
straight away, it hit us – that crispness of sound, Julian Hamilton's
semi-comatose delivery and the wailing synths - it was indeed The
Presets we have come to know and love. 'Apocalypso' is a more complete
album than its predecessor 'Beams', the songs more fully formed and
subtly layered.
With the pounding 'My People' a club staple for
months now, the album's second single 'This Boy's In Love' has all the
hallmarks of glittering synthpop classic with its rising verses and
dream-like chorus backed by tear-drop piano keys. Elsewhere, 'If I
Know You' sails by on skittering hi-hats and while Hamilton croons atop
pulsating bass. On the album closer 'Anywhere', The Presets get
emotional as sparse four-to the floor drums and empty vocals get
overtaken by bouncy synth stabs and a New Order-esque,
lighters-in-the-air crescendo.
The new album 'Apocalypso' drops on April 12, followed by a world tour. It's going to be a monster year for The Presets. By Nick Christie.
www.myspace.com/thepresets
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