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Metroland Is Burning

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“Metroland is Burning”, with its dreamy, nostalgic ‘80s synths, sounds cheery enough on the surface but its lyrics seethe with rage. It’s a youthful fantasy of burning down an amusement park inside a shopping mall. Specifically: Metroland inside the MetroCentre in Gateshead. “Not the place there now, the one in my head from when I was a teenager,” explained singer Jonathan Higgs. With its teenage moods shifting between affection and angst, the song seems to ask a question: How does one find a sense of purpose, connection, or meaning in an artificial world that’s burning down? Alex R… read more
“Metroland is Burning”, with its dreamy, nostalgic ‘80s synths, sounds cheery enough on the surface but its lyrics seethe with rage. It’s a youthful … read more
“Metroland is Burning”, with its dreamy, nostalgic ‘80s synths, sounds cheery enough on the surface but its lyrics seethe with rage. It’s a youthful fantasy of burning down an amusement … read more

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