"We're continually inundated with pressure in modern life to have to make something of ourselves and leave behind a legacy in this world. 'Strange Or Be Forgotten' is our way of questioning the necessity of having to be all so individual and unique – when really it's our true selves that should be celebrated."
Tom Warmsley, Noisey
English rock band Temples (singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, bassist Tom Walmsley, keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Adam Smith and drummer Samuel Toms) make airy, emotionally intelligent psych-rock in the vein of MGMT and Tame Impala - while rocking haircuts that seem to be a cross between glam rock extravagance and The Beatles' mop-tops. "Strange or be Forgotten" is the final track from their upcoming sophomore album Volcano, an anthemic progressive pop track that examines the contemporary importance we place on individuality:
'Is there a pride before we fall?Born of the night timeWait in desire for something moreBored of the night timeI don't know what to take nowI will wait for the upward feelingMeant to be any day nowWill I ever be something more thanStrange, strange or be forgottenAbstain from the passing fashionIf fame is really an illusion thenBe strange, strange or be forgotten'
Lyrics: Genius
The rattling beat that opens the track quickly becomes graceful as the song blooms into an expansive, string-backed chorus. Bagshaw's smooth falsetto glide through the verses and chorus with remarkable consistency, leaving you hoping for more when the song ends.
