Taken from the indie rock legends fifth studio album (and their first in almost ten years), 'Burning' harks back to everything that was ever good about the Yeah Yeah Yeah's while also signalling where they might go next.
It's a taut, stylish slice of soul tinged rock that opens with hazy strings and increasingly dominant piano chords. Karen O is in soul girl punk preacher mode here and the track has a passing resemblance to the Dusty Springfield favourite 'I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten', at least initially. An abrupt shift in mood and sonic atmospherics gives it a cinematic feel to rival any of the John Barry songs for the James Bond franchise. There's also echoes of Standing In The Way of Control era Gossip. The result is a giddyingly intense white knuckle ride which sweeps the listener along in its wake.
It feels like the song at the end of the world in many ways, such is the overwhelming nature of the piece. Almost apocalyptic. Brace yourselves.
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