Going all out on the production side of things with The Killers-like stadium aspirations, Placebo make their comeback-of-sorts with a cheery, uplifting anthem. It’s not necessarily a betrayal of their brooding established canon, but you get the sense that the band are settling into the comfort of nadir at this stage of their career.
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