Bombay Bicycle Club - 'Turn the World On'
Bombay Bicycle Club Return With an Optimistic Reflection on Parenthood
‘Turn the World On’ is the latest single from English indie rock group, Bombay Bicycle Club. It comes off their 6th studio album, ‘My Big Day’, which will be released in just over a months time, on October 20th.
The track explores parenthood and great hope for the next generation, personally representing a few of the band members who have recently become parents. The sound is gentle and seeming to mimic the style of a lullaby that a parent would sing to their child to settle them, perfectly representing the sound and feeling of comfort. The music picks up to become slightly more erratic following the first chorus, but continues to capture a tone of optimism and hope.
The positive message of the song relates most to growing up and not being afraid to go for the dreams you want to chase. The band are seeming to share this message to not only their newborn children and fans, but also their younger selves as frontman Jack moves through time in a recreation of his childhood room.
The music video explores adolescent growth, represented through an ever-changing bedroom, ending with all the contents boxed up which reflects moving out from the family home. The lyrics that greatly stuck out to me came early in the track; ‘I never felt so optimistic / since the days when I was young’, which suggest despite all the hardships of adulthood, children can bring a light back into life that can only be reflected at younger ages, when life is most simple. The video feels like a way of healing their inner child, by going back through the phases of a personal growing childhood bedroom paired with solemn and comforting lyrics: ‘turn the world on / it will wait for you.’
The new album ‘My Big Day’ features collaborations from indie greats such as Damon Albarn of Blur and up-and-coming acts like Holly Humberstone, which will be available to buy and stream from October 20th. ‘Turn the World On’ is available to stream everywhere, now.
Words by Holly Bishop
