Despite numerous rumours that Fall Out Boy was to return from hiatus, the band insisted that the rumours weren’t to be believed and kept us in the dark about their future plans. On February 4th 2013 the band announced its comeback however, as the world learnt that the band was not just coming back, but was in fact ready to release a sixth studio album. Accompanying the news of the band’s return was a brand new single, ‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)’, the first new single from the band since 2009’s ‘What a Catch, Donnie’.
‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)’ marks the start of a new era for Fall Out Boy, with the video for the song demonstrating visually their intention to start something fresh as old instruments and albums are chucked on the fire. The band is not seeking to disassociate itself from its past, it is however opening itself up to a whole new chapter in its history, and with this lead single from the album we’re made very clear of this decision from the band to do something new now.
‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)’ is another incredibly catchy single from Fall Out Boy which will no doubt mark the band’s return with a huge commercial success. This new single from the band provides something different, but also something familiar; this is distinctively a Fall Out Boy song, but there’s also something about the track that marks it out as new and different from what we’ve heard from the band in the past. Patrick Stump’s vocals sound better than ever here, and the chorus is every bit as infectious as you’d expect it to be. There’s a real driving feel about the music here; the track is instrumentally simple, yet there’s a real cutting edge about the sound here as the band powerfully pulses through the track’s 3 minute duration.
Every time Fall Out Boy has returned with a new album there has been something a little bit different about their sound. Fall Out Boy is a band that likes to keep things fresh, and their decision to continue progressing as a band upon their return is most definitely the right one. Just like when Blink-182 returned with ‘Neighborhoods’ in 2011, there will no doubt be some fans that don’t appreciate the band’s decision to provide something a bit different with their latest single (and presumably their latest album), this new track from the band will definitely win them some new fans however, please a lot of old ones, and perhaps even delight a few doubters.
With ‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)’ Fall Out Boy continues to progress and improve as a pop punk band. Their sound has received an upgrade and the band is now ready to ‘Save Rock and Roll’ with its sixth studio album.
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