{"id":16858,"date":"2016-12-14T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=16858"},"modified":"2019-09-05T18:34:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:34:57","slug":"artist-of-the-month-d-i-d-the-state-were-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-d-i-d-the-state-were-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH: D.I.D – The State We’re In – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

D.I.D<\/a>. Photo Credit:<\/strong> Brad Matthews<\/p>\n

D.I.D released their long awaited second album earlier this month, like five Indie Santas blessing us with an early Christmas present.<\/span> \u2018The State We\u2019re In\u2019<\/span><\/i> is the first album released under the band\u2019s new acronymified (yes, that\u2019s a word that I used) name, which comes four years after the release of Dog Is Dead\u2019s \u2018<\/span>All Your Favourite Stories.<\/span><\/i>\u2019 The new era for the band sees a more sophisticated, darker feeling with the same upbeat, slick sound.<\/span><\/p>\n

Album opener<\/span> \u2018Fast Food<\/span><\/i>\u2019 sets the tone for the whole album. Choruses full to the brim with catchy lines, euphoric harmonies and an upbeat sound that wouldn\u2019t feel out of place at a carnival. That\u2019s not to mention the intense bass lines. The kind of bass lines that, when heard live, feel like they were designed to penetrate through your soul (in a good way ofc).<\/span><\/p>\n

Lyrically, this album reaches a whole other level for D.I.D. Saying the explicit in the most beautiful manner. Front man Rob speaks through spine-chillingly honest lyrics: \u201cWe both needed space \/ someone else\u2019s pillowcase \/ to rest our necks on and be alone for a little while\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead single <\/span>\u2018Killer Whale\u2019 <\/span><\/i>keeps the upbeat, anthemic sound going, despite talking about the much deeper message of bullying, with the video showing a mini Trev wearing a whale costume and being cheated out of winning his school Sports Day race. The album tackles another difficult topic with the slower ballad, <\/span>\u2018Heavy Cloud,\u2019<\/span><\/i> talking about Rob\u2019s struggles with anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Funnybone\u2019<\/span><\/i> uses a\u00a0fantastic metaphor – comparing powering through the pain and difficult times of a relationship to hitting your funny bone. I mean, I know love can be a bit shit, but hitting your funny bone must be worse, no? To misquote the cute kid in Love Actually \u201cis there anything worse than the total agony of hitting your funny bone?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Tracks such as <\/span>\u2018Hotel\u2019<\/span><\/i> have been taken from last year\u2019s ‘Fast Food EP<\/em>‘ and placed perfectly into the new album. A fierce bassline which is only done full justice through the speakers of<\/span> Rock City,\u00a0<\/b>matched with \u00a0ghostly echoing harmonies that help make \u2018Hotel<\/em>\u2019 a real standout track.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Flush\u2019<\/span><\/i> has a more electronic sound than the rest of the album. The track describes the process of literally flushing people out of your life and feeling better from it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album closes with the poignant <\/span>\u2018I Meant To Hurt You.\u2019<\/span><\/i> The juxtaposing meaning behind the song talks about the difficulty of cutting someone out of your life despite knowing it is for the better, it is definitely one of the most revealing points of the album.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can buy the album on iTunes HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours in Love of New Music,
\n<\/span>Katie Beard x<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

D.I.D. Photo Credit: Brad Matthews D.I.D released their long awaited second album earlier this month, like five Indie Santas blessing us with an early Christmas present. \u2018The State We\u2019re In\u2019 is the first album released under the band\u2019s new acronymified (yes, that\u2019s a word that I used) name, which comes four years after the release…<\/p>\n

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