"Revolt" is a song by the English

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from their seventh studio album, '' Drones'' (2015). It was released as the third single from the album on 4 November 2015.

Song description

In his review of the album,

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's Andrew Trendell called the song a "squelchy synth-fuelled call to arms and power ballad for the space-age, somewhere between

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s Mark Beaumont described the song as "a two-speed storm built on monumental riffs".

Music video

The "theatrical" video features the band "performing against a backdrop of dystopian warfare between man and drone". Shot in Prague, the band "wanted the video in black and white only using color to represent

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". The video was made available on

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, while a 'Virtual Reality' version can be viewed on vrse.com. The video is in 360°.

Reception

Reaction to the song was mixed. While ''NMEs Mark Beaumont ranked "Revolt" among the band's "most creative songs",

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's Collin Brennan likened it to the "overblown theatrics of

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". Calling it "a catchy, occasionally rousing song with a couple of neat tricks up its sleeve", he concludes that the song ultimately fails to be the "convincing call to action" it seemingly intends to be.

Charts

References

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