Dragonette – Let The Night Fall

“ALL THE INSTRUMENTS”

Tim: I don’t know why, but I always thought these guys were French; they’re not, they’re from Canada (and not the French bit), but anyway, they’ve just put this new track out.

Tom: There aren’t many pop vocalists who sound distinctive at the moment: Dragonette’s got a great, and individual, voice that means that all the band’s tracks “sound like them”. It’s more obvious in the verses, but that’s because there isn’t ALL THE INSTRUMENTS from the chorus.

Tim: And what a wonder of an ALL THE INSTRUMENTS chorus that is. “We’ll step it up when the sun goes down, let the light fall/No matter what, we’re not stopping now, let the night fall.” This is, without question, a PARTY TRACK, and it is utterly fantastic at being that, right from the instrumentation to the vocals to the smiley face on the artwork.

Tom: Oh, that’s what that is! I genuinely didn’t work it out.

Tim: My one criticism is that middle eight, because, well, in complete contrast to what the chorus states, it pretty much does stop now, and doesn’t really start again properly for another forty seconds or so. On the other hand, everything else is brilliant, and it’s a fantastic return after a couple of years away. Welcome back, guys.