Dinosaur Pile-Up – I’ve Felt Better – CD

Digipak

Overcoming life-threatening illness and finding fresh perspective on true priorities, English alt. rock supremos Dinosaur Pile-Up roar back from the brink with defiant fifth album I’ve Felt Better…

Struggle. Vulnerability. Pain. Resilience. Love. It’s been a hell of a journey. In many ways, brilliant, shapeshifting opener – and lead single – ‘Bout To Lose It begins at the end, dropping us into the shoes of a frontman chomping at the bit to get back to business but low on confidence, unsure if fans still give a damn after so much time away: ‘I guess I’m back on the edge / Maybe I never left! / Would have been nice if you cared / But what did I expect?!’ He needn’t worry. Bursting with attitude, I’ve Felt Better’s hook-laden title-track is both confirmation that DPU haven’t lost a step and subtle expansion of the broader themes of strength in the face of adversity, transforming from lament for lost momentum to damning critique of a pop-cultural landscape gone mad.

1 ‘Bout To Lose It
2 I’ve Felt Better
3 Punk Kiss
4 Sick Of Being Down
5 My Way
6 Big Dogs
7 Big You And Me
8 Love’s The Worst
9 Quasimodo Melonheart
10 Sunflower
11 Unfamiliar
12 I Don’t Love Nothing And Nothing Loves Me – Dinosaur Pile-up