Everything Everything - 'Bad Friday'
Despite its namesake, you’ll be having a good Friday after you’ve given this track a listen.
Everything Everything’s ‘Bad Friday’ tells the relatable story of recounting a catastrophic, drunken argument. Jonathan Higgs’ vocals remain on top form with delicate falsettos drifting over layered harmonies. ‘Bad Friday’ doesn’t necessarily seem like a departure from the band’s former broodier, rockier sound: it seems like an evolvement of it into something more complex and varied, in terms of production.
The track evokes the catchiness of a pop song but the cadence of a dance track. A deep and funky bass makes way for cascading synths and light, rhythmic guitar motifs. The consistent drums maintain the upbeat tempo, concocting something a little melancholy but you’d still move to it.
Everything Everything have never been shy with pushing the boundaries of the ‘rock’ genre that they find themselves labelled as. ‘Bad Friday’ seems like a more brazen and confident development from classic tracks such as ‘Good Shot, Good Soldier’, still possessing that edge when it comes to melding alternative and electronic influences. This new single could mean even further tracks to come, which we eagerly await.
By that time, we might have gotten ‘Bad Friday’ out of our heads – as I’d pin it as one of the catchiest tracks of 2022, so far.
Words by Natasha McMeekin
