I was just thinking this yesterday haha. He was only 25 when Fightstar took their first hiatus! It's cool that he's been around for so long and is still relatively young.
Who is the guy at the end of the video? Or is he not meant to be recognised? It's clearly not him (and clearly Charlie), but more just wondering if I'm missing something
Any new President single reminds me how much I'd like Fightstar to put "They liked you better when you were dead" on streaming.
Yeah I was gonna say, we have that on streaming. Still my favorite Fightstar release. Funny though, in my memory Paint Your Target was on that, but it isn’t. EDIT: Apparently an extended version does have Paint Your Target (and more). That version of the record is not on Spotify here however.
Yeah I think it's his best work. You can tell how cathartic it was but it's also perfectly unrefined and naive, like they were just playing what they liked and stumbling upon songs along the way. A snowballing mix of joy and nervous energy.
I’ve had that EP in my local files for years - weird that it’s not on streaming here in the US though for sure.
I bought a physical copy of the original nine track EP. I remember finding out Busted had split up, went to the Fightstar website and they had “Paint Your Target”, “Lost Like Tears” and “Palahniuk’s Laughter” on their little media player. I was sold right away.
Funny you assumed I'm American! My English must be pretty good! Jokes aside, I live in Italy and I don't have the EP neither on Spotify or Apple Music. It's also my favourite release from them, one of the many soundtracks of my teenage years.
I watched a livestream of the download show and the new songs sounded so good, I can't wait to hear the studio versions.
Would you say they’re more similar to the first single, second single, or something new? I missed the livestream, trying to see if I can find a rip online
I think the first single is probably the best encapsulation of their sound and then it kind of expands those ideas. It goes further in those directions, with both poppier/dancier and heavier moments which is what I expected, but there was nothing wildly different.
Watched the clips on Youtube of him playing at Wembley - Capital Summertime Ball with Busted a few hours after this. The guy must be knackered