Album Review: Everything Everything - Get To Heaven

To whom it may concern at the various clubs and/or arenas of Australia; Everything Everything want to be in you. With a foot in both camps, their third record, Get To Heaven, is built to transition the band to ‘real deal’ status. It’s filled with soaring vocals, blistering guitar lines and scintillating synths built for the masses of people that fill stadiums. Opening track, To The Blade is a perfect example of this, a huge track best accompanied by a huge light show in front of a heaving mass of sweaty bodies. 

On the flip side, songs like lead single Distant Past and the excellently claustrophobic verses of Blast Doors feature a sweet, sweet club vibe that coaxes your feet into your best pair of dancing shoes and ditches any inhibitions you might have into the nearest gutter. 

There are moments like the five and a half-minute The Wheel (Is Turning Now) that are a struggle, but they’re few and far between. The only other fault (granted, it’s a substantial one) is that Everything Everything have their roots in dance music, so by aiming for the bigger venues they’ve taken their eye off the ball somewhat. It’s a bold move, and has worked for bands like Bloc Party and The Presets, but — while fun and totally danceable — Get To Heaven comes up just a little short.

No doubt this record will be delivered with vigour on stage; hopefully they’re club stages and not expansive stadiums though, because that’s where Get To Heaven belongs.