Bad Flamingo expands its musical palette and songcraft a bit on “Numb.” Ratchet sounds provide some of the texture and rhythm. Like the band is sampling a wrench sound used to maintain the getaway car one imagines listening to a lot of the duo’s music. The bass slinks along, leading the song and ghostly guitar work resounds and fades in some moments and others the acoustic guitar the vulnerable and fragile melody. But of course the main driver are the vocals and the group’s signature storytelling of an impulse to bad behavior as an act of resistance against a society that necessitates boredom to function “smoothly” and lacks a channel for the energy that builds when people are feeling constrained by tedium and few varied enough options that feel like they actually matter. The chorus of “I’m bored, kiss me, if I’m going out I want you with me” speaks to a need for stimulation that isn’t being satisfied with a stale status quo. It isn’t exactly Rebel Without a Cause but a restless spirit and intrusive thoughts seem more realistic and instantly relatable anyway and that’s what Bad Flamingo excels at expressing in its songs that defy easy genre categorization but it is fine crafted pop music for anyone with a taste for retro sensibilities and the aesthetics of noir. Listen to “Numb” on Spotify and follow Bad Flamingo at the links provided.
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