Bombs
The return of Faithless
Last night Channel 4 showed the first ever showing of Bombs, the new single from Faithless. The new video is a very clear comment on the world we currently find ourselves in, juxtaposing traditional western family life with images of war from the 60’s right up to today’s troubles.
The song itself is nice enough. Certainly this signals a real move from Faithless’ original club mega-anthems, although any true fan will know they were always much more than the single releases. A quick listen to Sunday 8pm and you will see that most of the their albums are not dance or class electro-pop, but beautiful musical vistas with relevant, at times haunting, poetry from Maxi Jazz.
But Bombs reminds me of something different, something vintage. What ever you think of it, I have one thing to say. Who ever said the protest song was dead?
Now, a very special treat for you (go to hell YouTube!). For your delectation, you can now watch the full video by selecting the image-link below or point your browser at: http://blog.polaris-digital.com/images/faithless_bombs.mov (43MB QuickTime 7, H.264).
Please note that this is breaking so so many copyright laws and if Sony BMG or Faithless contact me to ask for it to be removed, I will not hesitate to abide. As a note to Sony BMG and Faithless management, I have been a Faithless fan for over ten years and have brought every album (twice in some cases). Although I understand you want to sell copies of the song and video through your regular channels, just consider this free as advertising.
However in the mean time (while you can), enjoy! (Requires QuickTime 7)
The new Faithless album is released on the 27th November, 2006 under the Sony BMG/Cheeky Records label. The single Bombs is availble now in all good record stores and on the iTunes Store.
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