Square pegs, round holes. Never a good fit. And that clumsy analogy is what is at the heart of this second single from MPTF. Such is the lot of the independently minded person, the free thinker, the person who lives by their own rules: they never fit comfortably into the space society has designated for them, and the struggle to conform to those expectations while staying true to who they are is a cross they might always have to bear.
So, over serpentine riffs and scuzzy rhythms, through brooding rock-scapes and the ebb and flow of visceral and vivid sonics, MPTF muses on this conflict. But even they can glimpse light at the end of the tunnel, and as the song builds to crashing crescendos, MPTF rises toward the rarefied air of freedom, and freedom of expression, weighing up the battle between compromise and conformity, and single-mindedness and individuality.
And the answer is right there: if you can’t find it in you to dance to the beat of someone else’s drum, bang out your own groove and dance to that. And dance they do, both metaphorically through the societal darkness towards the light, and via an alt-rock song full of groove and grit and grandeur perfect for igniting the alternative club dance floor.
If you still haven’t got on board this sonic train to personal freedom, not to mention mental well-being, the last line says it all. But as I am writing this before the 9 pm watershed, I have been advised not to quote it. You’ll just have to give the track a spin yourselves.
