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CMU Approved
Approved: Big Black Delta – Betamax
By Marc Samuels | Published on Tuesday 2 October 2012
The title may suggest another knowing 80s rehash but whilst that decade is far from ignored here, ‘Betamax’ is far more that just an exercise in heritage.
Like Maps doing epic stadium rock, but with a vocalist who can sing properly and invest emotion into the vocals, the anthemic track is built on a vaguely prog rock arpeggio synth line, punctuated by deafening, explosive drums (with the best use of two drummers since post-Britpop glamsters Rialto back in the 90s).
There’s also a soaring chorus which, to these ears, recalls Hall & Oates, whilst the overall mood is not a million miles from the last M83 album (a hardly surprising reference point, since BBD’s Jonathan Bates has collaborated regularly with M83 live and in the studio).
The follow up to debut single ‘IFUCKINGLOVEYOU’, ‘Betamax’ is released on a suitably incendiary date (5 Nov) and taken from Big Black Delta’s forthcoming album, set for release early in 2013.
The video is available on YouTube now:
