Helping To Dance Your Troubles Away
Taken from their debut album, Decades Dance, the latest single from The Darlingtons finds the band delving into suburban life as Bats haunting tone of menace lays bare the torment of today's youth and how their futures are more or less decided for them from the very beginning. Sure, it sounds a heavy subject, one that normally wouldn't make for a collar grabbing listen but the Taunton four piece have cleverly packaged their message within an avalanche of melodic bass lines that happily marry with an overabundance of riffs that simply explode alongside passion packed vocals. From the fuzzy feedback that marks its arrival to the soaring, anthemic climax, Bats delivers its message with conviction giving the somewhat depressing future of today's youth a touch of sparkle, wrapped around jangly riffs and toe tapping beats to guarantee that regardless of the lyrics, regardless of how dire the situation may be, The Darlingtons will make sure you can still dance away your troubles.