That's The Spirit - Bring Me The Horizon

That's The Spirit is quite a new sound from Bring Me The Horizon, if you listened to this album straight after listening to Suicide Season, you'd probably question if you're even listening to the same band. However, with that said, I think that it's perfectly fine that Bring Me The Horizon have experimented with their sound. People have said that they're doing it to sound more 'mainstream' in order to get more fans.. then more money. What I think though, is so i'll give you a little comparison. When you were 5 years old what was your favourite tv show? Is that still your favourite or have you matured and found something new? You may still really love that tv show from when you were 5, but it's unlikely to be your favourite. As we grow we develop more and more, we start to enjoy different thinks and develop our interests. So with that being said, Bring Me The Horizon started off with 'This is what the edge of your seat was made for' and have slowly been developing more and more to get to where they are right now, each one of their albums is very different so that's evidence that they didn't just randomly change their sound. It's been a process. While it very well could be for the money, who cares right? Being in the band is literally their job, and we're not the only people who have to benefit from it.

So anyway, enough of that rant. Lets talk music. This 11 track album is jammed packed with a bunch of songs about depression and how it is often romanticised, and are absolute gold.

1. Doomed
This song, being the first on the album we hear, really sets their new sound up. It's a lot more electronic than their previous music, and the lyrics at the start remind me a little bit of their song 'Can You Feel My Heart. When I click on this album, even though this song is at the top, it's not the first one I choose to listen to. It's not my favourite Bring Me The Horizon song, however in saying that, it isn't a bad song.

2. Happy Song
Every album has a song that basically defines it, quite often that song shares the same title as the album, this isn't named after the album but it sure sounds like it could be with the constant chant of 'That's The Spirit". This song's lyrics and melody are extremely catchy and I find after listening to it, I am usually left humming the tune

3. Throne
This song proves what I was saying about the album being filled with 'gold', it's really just amazing.

4. True Friends
I really like the message behind this song, Oli stated that the lyrics of the song are about "certain people about a situation that really caught [him] up. But to be honest, it applies to a lot of people I've known throughout my life. I don't hold anger or hate towards anyone, maybe I used to but it's just too draining of an emotion. And this song is about making peace with those situations. It's about letting those people know that [he] can forget but [he] will never forgive. From here on out, [he'll] always keen tham at arms length.

5. Follow You
This is probably one of my favourite songs on the album. It's quite different from the old Bring Me The Horizon, as it's a love song.. and so goddamn sweet.

6. What You Need
What You Need is another really catchy song, and also kind of relaxed. Lyrically this song is about close minded people who only accept what they've learnt in school or been bought up by their parents. They refuse to open their ears to an alternative. People like this frustrate me so much, so I understand completely where Oli is coming from in this song.

7. Avalanche
The drums at the beginning of this song always make me either tap my foot, pretend to drum with my hands or sort of shake my body side to side along with the beat. I think that the song uses a perfect balance of sort of relaxed instruments during the verses and in the chorus' and it picks up and makes me want to dance and sing along.

8. Run
When I'm in the mood to get outside and exercise, or even when I'm indoors on the treadmill this song is always on my playlist. Not just because of the name of the song, but also because the beat and rhythm of the song is perfect for the pace I like to keep.

9. Drown
The first single of the album, with a slightly strange video clip. Drown obviously sounds like a hit song, it's catchy, and personally makes me want to dance.

10. Blasphemy
This is my absolute favourite song on the album. The message in the lyrics about religion it shares I completely agree with. And the song it's self is just brilliant in my opinion.

11. Oh No
When this song first starts, it sounds quite different and almost reminds me of Twenty One Pilots. This song is quite relaxed and also catchy like the rest of the album. I personally feel like it ends the album on a really good note.

So all in all, a truely magnificent album by Bring Me The Horizon. Make sure you have a listen if you haven't already. 



Yours Truely,
whothefuckiseh?
xoxo