Album review: WE ARE BODIES – The Love Was All We Had

Bandcamp [Release date 06.12.24]

We Are Bodies is the British duo of Dave Pen (BirdPen, Archive) and Robin Foster. They create anthemic electro-prog soundscapes that combine guitars and electronics with lyrical subjects inspired by love, loss, paranoia and….robots!

Now, before you think GRTR! has gone all NME on you, We Are Bodies have a lot that will appeal to open eared and minded music fans. The title track is a weirdly wonderful piece of electronic progressive music. Melodic, yet a challenging listen at the same time.

The shadow of Depeche Mode lurks over opener ‘World Is Out’, although to be fair, We Are Bodies sound a darn sight more melodic in the vocals. ‘Things You Can’t Control’ is another instant hit and again full of atmospheric music, whilst ‘Before the Blackout’ has a hint of Simple Minds and U2.

Although ‘Dancing In The Midnight Howl’ (a song about a pair of lovers torn apart) and ‘Lost’ (an upbeat earworm about a twisted relationship, with sublime guitar playing), were released as singles, ‘Lose the Fear’ is a definite contender. Like a dreamy, electronica version of Tears For Fears, this is one classy song.

Sadly a lot of albums released in late November and December get lost/missed in the plethora of year end of lists. Don’t let that happen to this little gem of an album. ***1/2

Review by Jason Ritchie

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