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In September, Placebo resurfaced from a long hibernation to release their first single in five years – and first from the new album - 'Beautiful James'. A joyous and celebratory song, it came quietly loaded with antagonism for the increasingly prominent, ignorant, factions that have come to litter modern conversation.
As great masters in cataloguing the human condition, Placebo’s unique way of examining both its flaws and beauty finds fertile ground in 2021. Crawling out of the pandemic into a landscape of intolerance, division, tech-saturation and imminent eco-catastrophe, theirs is a voice that has rarely felt more significant to contemporary discourse, and more appropriate to sing these stories to the world. Within the magnetic slow-burn of new track ‘Surrounded By Spies’ no punches are pulled in confronting the erosion of civil liberties, as Brian Molko’s deft lyrical delivery is married to a creeping sense of claustrophobia that fittingly makes the walls feel as though they are closing in from all around.
Tracklist:
A1. Forever Chemicals
A2. Beautiful James
A3. Hugz
B1. Happy Birthday In The Sky
B2. The Prodigal
B3. Surrounded By Spies
C1. Try Better Next Time
C2 Sad White Reggae
C3. Twin Demons
C4. Chemtrails
D1. This Is What You Wanted
D2. Went Missing
D3. Fix Yourself