Placebo - Never Let Me Go

Monday, new week and it's time to introduce "Record Of The Week".

"Never Let Me Go" is the long-awaited 8th studio album by the British veterans PLACEBO, their first album in almost a decade, nine years on from the release of their last outing "Loud Like Love", "Never Let Me Go" was released on March 25th, 2022.

PLACEBO has returned as a duo, the core songwriting pair of founders Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal looks like they're more focused than ever, delivering a reliably artsy and modern set of tunes that fits this time period perfectly.

"Never Let Me Go" spans over thirteen tunes and a play time just under 60 minutes. The music is full of energy and falls somewhere between cyber-punk fuzz and electrified scuzzy rock. The barrier sets already with the opener "Forever Chemicals", electronic distortion and the distinctive PLACEBO brand vocals with his typical nihilism. A grand opening that is followed by the great single "Beautiful James", a powerful and grand tune with a spacey synth atomsphere and so goes with the stellar "Happy Birthday In The Sky". "Hugz" is an energic rocker with a chaotic punkish feel while the "The Prodigal" is a orchestral beauty, the turns are large and wide on this album, which also satisfactory the listening hour. Some true paranoia is served with "Surrounded By Spies" and a cool groove on "Sad White Reggae" and the chugging riffs in "Twin Demons" is a true delight, one of my favorites on the record, followed by the post punkish "Chemtrails" and the halfpaced tunes "This Is What You Wanted" and "Went Missing" before it's time to close the album with electronic "Fix Yourself", a tune about take care of your own business before you start fiddling with someone else.

"Never Let Me Go" is a great album that really showcase the band on higher level of songwriting and it's so contemporary and emotional.

Today's tune "Beautiful James", taken from "Never Let Me Go", enjoy!



PLACEBO TOUR DATES
MON, MAR 28 MELKWEG AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
THU, MAR 31 ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
FRI, MAY 27 CATTON HALL & PARK WALTON ON TRENT, UNITED KINGDOM
FRI, JUN 17 VISARNO ARENA FIRENZE, ITALY
WED, JUN 22 SIGULDAS PILSDRUPU ESTRĀDE SIGULDA, LATVIA
SAT, JUN 25 TW CLASSIC FESTIVAL 2022 WERCHTER, BELGIUM
MON, JUN 27 SRC SALATA ZAGREB, CROATIA
WED, JUN 29 MANTOVA MANTOVA, ITALY
FRI, JUL 1 ARSENAL FESTIVAL 2022 KRAGUJEVAC, SERBIA
SAT, JUL 2 HILLS OF ROCK FESTIVAL 2022 PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
WED, JUL 6 MAD COOL FESTIVAL 2022 MADRID, SPAIN
THU, JUL 7 BILBAO BBK LIVE 2022 BILBAO, SPAIN
WED, JUL 13 ROMEXPO BUCURESTI, ROMANIA
SAT, JUL 16 MACEDONIA SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
MON, JUL 18 ZORLU CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS İSTANBUL, TURKEY
THU, AUG 25 VILAR DE MOUROS VILAR DE MOUROS, PORTUGAL
SUN, SEP 4 COMMODORE VANCOUVER, CANADA
TUE, SEP 6 MOORE THEATRE SEATTLE, WA
WED, SEP 7 CRYSTAL BALLROOM PORTLAND, OR
FRI, SEP 9 WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SAT, SEP 10 GREEK THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA
MON, SEP 12 PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES MEXICO, MEXICO
WED, SEP 14 EMO'S AUSTIN, TX
SUN, SEP 18 BROOKLYN STEEL BROOKLYN, NY
SAT, OCT 1 FESTHALLE FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY
SAT, OCT 8 VEGA KØBENHAVN, DENMARK
MON, OCT 10 SENTRUM SCENE OSLO, NORWAY
TUE, OCT 11 CIRKUS STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
THU, OCT 13 BLACKBOX, HELSINGIN JÄÄHALLI HELSINKI, FINLAND
FRI, OCT 14 SAKU SUURHALL TALLINN, ESTONIA
MON, OCT 17 WARSAW EXPO XXI WARSZAWA, POLAND
WED, OCT 19 QUARTERBACK IMMOBILIEN ARENA LEIPZIG, GERMANY
MON, OCT 24 ZIGGO DOME AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
WED, OCT 26 OLYMPIASTADION MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
THU, OCT 27 MEDIOLANUM FORUM ASSAGO, ITALY
SAT, OCT 29 SAMSUNG HALL ZÜRICH ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND
MON, OCT 31 O2 UNIVERSUM PRAHA 9, CZECHIA
WED, NOV 2 STADTHALLE D VIENNA, AUSTRIA
FRI, NOV 4 ROCKHAL ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG
MON, NOV 7 LANXESS ARENA COLOGNE, GERMANY
THU, NOV 10 ZÉNITH DE NANCY MAXEVILLE, FRANCE
FRI, NOV 11 ACCOR ARENA PARIS, FRANCE
SUN, NOV 13 ARKÉA ARENA FLOIRAC, FRANCE
FRI, NOV 18 PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
SAT, NOV 19 THE BRIGHTON CENTRE BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
MON, NOV 21 LIVERPOOL OLYMPIA LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
TUE, NOV 22 VICTORIA WAREHOUSE MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
THU, NOV 24 MOTORPOINT ARENA CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
SAT, NOV 26 O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
SUN, NOV 27 O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
TUE, NOV 29 DE MONTFORT HALL LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
WED, NOV 30 O2 ACADEMY LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM
FRI, DEC 2 O2 CITY HALL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM
SAT, DEC 3 O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
MON, DEC 5 3ARENA DUBLIN, IRELAND
WED, DEC 7 CORN EXCHANGE CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM
THU, DEC 8 O2 ACADEMY BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM

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