Tom: It’s been years coming, Tim, but they’ve finally gone FULL POP.
Tim: Ooh, well this could be fun then.
Tom: And I can respect that. The old-school, loud-guitar-anthems-only crowd are going to turn away from them, but that’s fine by me.
Tim: Yeah, it’s interesting – reminiscent of when The Killers teamed up with M83. I’ll be interested to discover how they’ll fit it into a live gig session, but yeah. Perhaps not surprisingly, it seems to be the heavier parts of it that shine through — much as I like the genre, the most engaging parts of it are definitely those like at the beginning of the middle eight.
Tom: This is still recognisably Muse — not least in the ridiculous lyrics and conspiracy-theory sci-fi video — but it’s some melding of synthpop and rock that ends up in a really fun place.
Tim: Hmm. I think that sums it up nicely.