I’ve Felt Better
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DINOSAUR PILE-UP – I’ve felt better – album review
Life can be incredibly cruel, and Dinosaur Pile-Up have always seemed to suffer more than their fair share of bad luck or in industry terms ‘technical issues’.
2019’s ‘Celebrity Mansions’ looked like it would elevate the band to new heights but firstly a global pandemic and subsequently the hospitalisation of frontman Matt Bigland with life-threatening illness naturally curtailed their well-earned momentum.
Bigland highlighted his case on his social media at the tail end of last year, before bringing the band back to life earlier this year with return single, ‘’Bout to Lose It’. That same track opens new album, ‘I’ve Felt Better’ and is the first of many that feel like Bigland exercising his demons.
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The sense of catharsis that exude from the likes of ‘I’ve Felt Better’, ‘Sick of Being Down’, ‘My Way’ and even ‘Love’s the Worst’ is palpable. You can really feel the pain and frustration felt by Bigland in these stunningly to the point tracks.
There is still a real tongue in cheek fun that seeps from the record meaning that the bands undeniable charm is still centric to their sound. Grungy throughout with metal and alt rock hijacking riffs and hooks at every turn, this is another Dinosaur Pile-Up romp that just needs to be enjoyed at full volume.
After a lengthy gap like this, some bands struggle to recapture what made them special, but this is absolutely Dinosaur Pile-Up at their very best. An acknowledgement of their past but equally a brand new beginning for a band that really do deserve all the success in the world.
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