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Bombay Bicycle Club have been dropping shimmering indie-rock banger after banger since they were 15 – and, in their words, “had full heads of hair.”  

But just like the early noughties indie kids who once blared ‘Always Like This’ and ‘Luna’ in their poster-plastered bedrooms (and are now also embracing – or resisting – their 30s), Bombay have evolved. With each release, they’ve shape-shifted into something new: more ambitious, more surprising, but always unmistakably them. 

Here’s a tour through their discography, while their headline performance at London’s Ally Pally Park is available to stream here (in case the nostalgia hits hard). 

‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’ (2009)

The fresh-faced debut that kicked it all off. Dreamy guitar riffs, post-punk rhythms and teenage heartache turned ‘Evening/Morning’ and ‘Always Like This’ into instant indie classics and the soundtrack to countless coming-of-age moments. 

‘Flaws’ (2010)

Ditching the distortion pedals, ‘Flaws’ steered into stripped-back, acoustic territory. Delicate, folksy and full of space to breathe, it proved Bombay was more than just another band with jangly guitars.  

‘A Different Kind of Fix’ (2011)

With festival-ready anthems like ‘Shuffle’ and ‘Lights Out, Words Gone’, the band pushed past bedroom-safe and stepped confidently into a bigger, bolder sound, experimenting with synths throughout.  

‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’ (2014)

Lush textures, globetrotting samples, and cinematic flair; Bombay’s fourth album captures the band at their most experimental, with some of their most ambitious writing to date. 

‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ (2020)

Following a five-year break, the band made an introspective-yet-danceable return with an album that explores finding hope in chaos. It’s Bombay at their most reflective, and proof that they hadn’t lost their knack for a hook. 

‘My Big Day’ (2023)

Their most collaborative and colourful album yet. Packed with surprise guests such as Nilufer Yanya, Damon Albarn, Chaka Khan, and Holly Humberstone, and playful detours, My Big Day feels like a celebration of everything the band has learned in the indie scene. 

‘Fantasies’ (2024)

Okay, technically not an album, but still essential listening. This four-track EP acts as a stylistic encore to My Big Day, extending the party with even more guest appearances from Matilda Mann, Liz Lawrence, Rae Morris, and more.  

Nostalgia Kicking In?

Stream the band’s 90-minute set at Ally Pally Park to relive the highs and the hooks and experience a selection of Bombay Bicycle Club’s hits in one night. 

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