‘C’batch “If there was ever a fool (one of a cast of many)” is another fascinating piece in the ongoing exploration of the artist’s back catalogue. It’s out on 31st October 2026 and it’s a song about the heart, very much in the vein of irony, dark humour and observations on human behaviour. It’s based on a real relationship that the artist had with a friend and it’s about the kind of foolish things people will do when emotion takes over. The musical roots go back to a guitar solo from 2012 and the words were written years later. They came together in 2026, which gives it a very interesting creative history in itself.
What’s distinctive about the subject is its refusal to go down the ‘heartbreak’ route when it comes to describing relationships. It’s more of a broader observation about the sheer ridiculousness of love, with the implicit suggestion that bad decisions in a relationship are rarely the sole province of one person. The expressive electric guitar, the cinematic orchestration and the ambient textures all go a long way to establishing a very dramatic backdrop to the piece. There’s a very theatrical feel to it which works well in contrast to the occasional humour that does emerge in the narrative. It’s a piece that manages to pack a lot of emotional heft with a rather more ironic take on the complications of love.
On “Next Time (I Won’t Be Falling/You’ve Got Me Falling)” there’s a nice parallel in the way it looks at relationships and the emotional experience of them. That one is all about healing, about the prospect of being able to love again. The new single takes a very different route in that it’s about the more illogical things that can happen in a relationship. The Vault 4 – Cinematic is another very useful reference point, in terms of the orchestral arrangements, the atmospheric textures and the whole soundtrack approach. That cinematic quality is in fact another facet of the new track, lending it a very dramatic quality.
“If There Was Ever A Fool (One of a cast of many)” in the end brings together two very different things that had been separated by a number of years and gives the earlier piece a completely different meaning through the later narrative. It’s a very cinematic piece with some really expressive guitar work and some rather darkly humorous observations. It’s a very distinct piece and acts as a very interesting closing chapter to the C’batch musical output of 2026 as a continuation of the threads that were being explored in the previous releases.
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