Fear Of Flying - Three's A Crowd/ Forget-Me-Nots

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4...according to our Phil on Thu 14 Dec, 2006.

FEAR OF FLYING are all over the place at the mo. I picked up the Metro the other day and the was a mediocre review of 'em. Still it's some good exposure for 'em. 'Three's A Crowd' is apparently about about the problem of cats in relationships (ie your missus likes your cat more than you). Not an ideal situation to be in I reckon.....especially for me cos I'm allergic to cats. It would be utterly shit in fact. Still it's a decent thing to write lyrics about and it appeals to the ridiculous side of my sense of humour. Musically it's more estremely polished catchy indie which sounds like hundreds of other bands but if I had to be pinned down to 2 bands I'd say it's somewhere between The Cure and Forward Russia. There you go.

Fear Of Flying release their new single, Three's A Crowd / Forget Me Not, on Young & Lost Club on 4th December, following this summer's debut Routemaster, which became an instant favourite on indie dancefloors across the country upon its release - selling out its limited run within days. From Three’s A Crowd’s opening bars we are aware that this new song is an ambitious step on from their first introduction to the public in July. A harder guitar sound introduces us to a track that within it holds more ideas than other bands manage in entire albums: A sparkling musical rollercoaster ride, enriched by lyrics which are a witty take on love and jealousy: written from the point of view of a man who has become jealous of his loved one's close relationship with her cat, his paranoid delusions lead him to suspect of an affair between the two. Following Routemaster's tale of romance between two male bus drivers, it’s another example of Fear Of Flying’s adeptness at tackling those issues so often dealt with in pop music whilst approaching them from new angles. The equally fantastic Forget Me Not reveals another side to the band - an epic pop song with a skyscraping chorus that shows that Fear Of Flying can change the pace without losing any of their capacity to excite. It’s lyrics are a tale of a group of old age pensioners who decide to break out of their nursing home, leaving behind a letter for their grandchildren - a reminder to cherish loved ones while you still can. With both tracks written and recorded within a matter of days, this new 7" is a statement of the astonishing development of this truly gifted teenage trio. With a musical advancement that normally takes most bands three albums to achieve, Fear Of Flying have managed it in two singles. They promise to deliver much more where these came from. In the mean time, Fear Of Flying will be honing their live skills as main support on Jamie T's headline tour, before setting off on a club tour in November (dates TBA). Fear Of Flying are Harry McVeigh (guitar, lead vocals), Charles Cave (bass, backing vocals) and Jack LB (drums, backing vocals)

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