The same female vocalist is here, too, on “Home by Now”, singing the record’s strongest chorus with Steadman: “If you wanna try/ You could call out and see me/ You could be home by now.” The track unfortunately ends with one negative element featured on some of the other songs, a small flush of vocal or lyrical repetition, and another element found on almost every tune, an increased tempo.In times of unhappiness my mind rummages around in the past for poignant or painful memories, as though seeking some kind of brotherhood or solidarity they need not be alike, the present feeling and the memory, in any way other than sharing the quality of being hurtful. Each features its own distinct personality, from the strings of “Overdone” to the dub elements of “Carry Me”. The first four tracks of So Long, See You Tomorrow (“Overdone”, “It’s Alright Now”, “Carry Me”, and “Home by Now”) could operate as the record’s clandestine inner EP. That’s not the worst offense, though, and Bombay Bicycle Club doesn’t follow this trend entirely. The song’s good for a group transitioning into indie mainstream territory, seizing the opportunity for larger audiences and grander performance space, but it doesn’t break through any sort of barrier that’ll make the record, as a whole, unique or push any boundaries. See “Luna”, one of the album’s early singles, on which a guest female vocalist synchronizes with lead vocalist Jack Steadman to pit-pattering synths and nonspecific “indie rock” drums.
The group definitely isn’t bad at seaming together sounds from dance, folk, indie rock, and synth music. It’s the sort of cliché feeling of being re-exposed to specific bells and whistles that had defined various indie sub-genres a while ago, a move from a band working towards a big next step. London four-piece Bombay Bicycle Club play things a little too close to the rulebook: elements of their previous work (see Flaws and A Different Kind of Fix) flow very well with their new release, So Long, See You Tomorrow, but a repressed, uninspired, deceptive sensation tingles throughout. Transition periods for artists vary greatly, depending in some part on the proximity of the “new” and “old” sounds an artist contributes to each record.
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