Ambition Is Critical.

So the greatest frontman vote went down better then expected but onto regular service! The Blackout have recently released their new album called Hope. Spawning from this was the single Ambition Is Critical, without a doubt most of you just said to yourself "That should be on a T-shirt" and it very much is. But along with the great T-Shirt slogan The Blackouts new single propels them to new hights as being one of the bands highlight songs from all of their discography.

Lets first of all start off with the video. Touring videos seem the be the in thing at the moment with every up and coming band seeming to make 1,2 or 8. However this one seems to add in something fresh, showing the band on tour around Europe is a delightful sight especially in proshot. But the antics that the band get up to along the way also make this video a bit jokey to. I especialy liked the part where the singer took a fist to the face, and the way Shaun Smith will always go into the audience only to be savaged by 13-16 year old girls..and the occasional guy.

Onto the song itself, the intro sees a light clean guitar burst into heavy warm guitars. Its a nice sound and The Blackout rely on this throughout most of the song and im glad to say it doesn't get boring. The Blackout made this song to say a big FU to all of the people that thought they wouldn't make it to where they are and this can be heard throughout all of the song. The lyrics mean something and tie in to what The Blackout wanted to say, it comes across good. The apsoloute golden (Yet predictable) moment is where the guitar fades out to leave the singer doing his thang then BAM its straight in like getting slapped with a wet fish.

This album and song probably let alone will propel Blackout into a higher calling, and when it can spawn crods like this who can argue with them?