25th February, 2021
Wow. Another Weller single, with the promise of an album to come in May. He’s relentless - almost an album a year for the past decade, all quality and all released early summer. Which kinda fits the style of each release.
There was an Insta tease yesterday for the Cosmic Fringes single. And then the full video dropped on YT this morning.
The sound is different to On Sunset, which itself was different to True Meanings, A Kind Revolution, Saturns Pattern etc etc. He doesn’t give a shit; release, move on. He’s probably already halfway through the 2022 release.
Cosmic Fringes clocks in at a brief 2’19”. Blink and you’ll miss it - unlike the blinky blinky video. It got a Eurobeat backing as it stomps away from start to finish.
The line:
“I’m a sleeping giant waiting to awake”
…raised a smile.
Nice lockdown barnet, fella.