There’s a lot going on inside a Film School song, and thankfully it all works. From leering, pulsing guitar to brooding lyrics, the San Francisco based band have captured a shimmering, seething, and triumphant sound. With a style many say is rooted in the tradition of 80’s new wave Brit rock, Film School’s latest album Fission is more energetically lucid and accessible than their prior work spawning likeable dance beats and sweetly melancholy harmonies. At times perhaps we feel a bit lost in the cacophony, but we don’t necessarily want to be found. Rather we’re content to ramble amidst their river rapid sounds unsure of, yet serenely excited for, where they’ll take us next.
Fission is out now on Hi Speed Soul. Above photo by Andrew Youseff.
Download: “Heart Full Of Pentagons” by Film School
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Heart Full of Pentagons
I won’t fall down when you’re caught in a lie
I won’t fall down when you cover your eyes
And if you change the direction, it feels like you’ll never decide
But if you change the direction, it’s only a matter of time
I’m falling in love
I’m falling alone
I won’t fall down when you run to his side
I won’t fall down when you’re running to hide
And when we make a connection, it feels like it’s some kind of sign
And if you make a connection, it’s only a matter of time
We can change our minds, decide to tell them everything
except for your boyfriends
except for your friends
We can change this time pretend to know what’s happening
except that we know when
know when it ends
But if it stays here
I’ll tell you my thoughts
I’ll tell you the truth but it won’t seem right
I’ll you it first, I’ll tell you the lie
We’ll work out fine as us five
I’ll tell you my thoughts
I’ll tell you the lie
I’ll tell you the truth but it won’t seem right
I’ll tell you it first
I’ll tell you the lie
We’ll keep in our heart what we can’t confide
Then we will fall to pieces
Then we will fall to pieces
Yeah we will fall to pieces
Yeah we will fall