Dead Club City

If you love this type of Alt indie rock music, this band and this album is a pinnacle example. Incredible. Must have

Amazing, such a brilliant album.

NBT continue their rise by and large with exploring more synth and harking back to their second album. If anything there is an air of dark-synthpop not dissimilar to TheWeeknd and his latter work. It genuinely suits the themes and sounds of the album with Conor’ vocals. The drumming is what makes it different in that it's less subdued and more unto the breach. “Keeping You Around” feels familiar territory like “Soda” except with less melancholy. More breathy vocals and laid-back productions help make it an earworm. First single ‘”Welcome to theDCC” felt like a fury following on “Futureproof” single and more upbeat, softerwith focussed guitar riffs and supported by repetitive beats. The ‘80s is trulyat home here with synth euphoria galore. “Overcome” has a powerful resonance – it has an exposed countenance, it feels very heavily introspective but with amerrier arrangement that feels more like a hybrid of Robyn’ “Dancing On My Own”and “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen with honied vocals to match. Thisalso ties into “Foreign Language” with its ‘80s influence it feels more like a soundtrack to a heavy neon light-laden midnight-setting teenage romantic drama – interestinglyStranger Things’ visual and soundtrack has rubbed off on a lot of bands since its inception and NBT decide to also get onto that trend.  Weirdly anthemic in discussing hardship and struggle. “Green Eyes :: Siena” has warm vocals that wrap around your ears and head, feeling very festival-esque and the drums and repeating add more of reflectance and an end-of-the-day vibe than a fresh start. Not being too far from their roots NBT retain their new wave fast hitting rock-n-roll choir vocal anthems in songs like “Members Only” and “City Haunts” and the rest of the early start is peppered throughout. They hark back to their debut and showcase a talent for moving on and upward. NBT have never really lost their appeal. TheSouthend troupe keep their core in line with alternative and rock sounds but also know how to have fun with dark synth, pop and distortion – a trend more common with bands into their fourth or fifth album venture. ‘DDC/Dead Club City’’might be their most upbeat album yet with the ‘80s inspired anthems at face value, dig deeper and it’s going to work its way down into the soul.