Muse – Dead Inside
“This is where the story of the album begins, where the protagonist loses hope and becomes ‘Dead Inside,’ therefore vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in ‘Psycho’ and which ensue over the next few songs on the album, before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story,” Matt Bellamy says, describing new single and album opener ‘Dead Inside’.
The second cut from ‘Drones’ is bass heavy and tells the twisted story about the end of a relationship and is vastly different in style to previous cut ‘Psycho’. Whilst we’ll have to wait till June to find out what ‘Drones’ holds in its entirety, what we’ve heard so far certainly gives the impression that Muse are finally back to their best. With talk of the 10 minute long ‘Drones’ album track ‘The Globalist’, serving as a sequel to the ‘Origin of Symmetry’ classic ‘Citizen Erased’, June just can’t come quickly enough.
Brandon Flowers – Can’t Deny My Love
Much like The Killers’ previous two LPs, Brandon Flowers’ debut solo record was filled with more filler than killer. With The Killers on hiatus for the time being, 2015 will see the release of Flowers’ second solo LP, entitled ‘The Desired Effect’.
Teaming up with Ariel Rechtshaid, the record and first single ‘Can’t Deny My Love’ sees Flowers move into a poppier direction. Flowers is on fine form on ‘Can’t Deny My Love’, which boasts synth funk and and a rousing singalong chorus, something which The Killers frontman is no stranger to, given his illustrious career thus far. Whilst he’s unlikely to reach dizzying stadium heights as a solo artist, it’s likely Flowers will enjoy a fair amount of success if the remainder of ‘The Desired Effect’ lives up to the promise of its lead single, the accompanying retro artwork is also something to behold.
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