Much has been made in the music press of the new "political" lyrical quality of the Kings' forthcoming album Only By The Night. Cynics would say that this lead single is just a method to get the fans who want to see more of the same onboard for the album as opposed to releasing a song with much more of a lyrical departure from previous material such as "Crawl". Thankfully however, "Sex on Fire" is a great piece of American southern rock like "California Waiting" and "Camaro" were before it and much more than a standard single. Unlike other tracks on the new LP, it is not politically motivated, inspired by the energy and excitement of love instead.
Sounding like a dirtier version of Springsteen's "Born to Run", this is hymn to love on the road is, in a way, a midpoint between the two styles of the Followill clan's music. Musically, it is pure stadium rock, with a chorus destined to be sung back by thousands of adoring fans, similar to much on "Because Of The Times". It is equally a return to the sleazy garage-punk lyrical tone of much of the first two albums, a regress to adolescence.
The lyrics, while unenigmatic, perfectly capture the passion that has fueled some of the band's best moments. Singer Caleb muses on his celebrity, having to live his love life in the public domain ("All the commotion. . . has people talking"). Clearly their rise to fame hasn't been as warmly received by the band as "Fans" would have suggested. Since they have been touring the last album for so long this can't really be called a comeback single, but it is definitely a sign of good things to come on "Only By The Night".
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2 comments:
nice work cruddas, lovely review!
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I have to agree with what Jack said - a very good review ;)
The fact that it's a brilliant song helps the matter more, but it was very well written :D
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