Review: Disco, Gospel, and Grit – Primal Scream’s ‘Ready to Go Home’ is a Spiritual Ride
Review: Primal Scream – “Ready to Go Home”
Primal Scream’s “Ready to Go Home” takes listeners on a vivid, genre-bending journey that’s both grounded and celestial. From the opening, a gospel choir wraps around you, filling the air with warmth, spirituality, and a sense of homecoming. It’s a welcome that’s both melodic and resonant, setting up a space that feels almost sacred. As the voices lift, the track expands—building tension through a spacey intro and gritty, insistent bass. Then, like a time machine pulling into the heart of the ’70s, disco reemerges, updated and infinitely cool.
The groove is irresistible, with a solid beat and lush 70’s strings that add layers of nostalgia, while atmospheric synths and guitar riffs ground the track in a modern indie ethos. Bobby Gillespie’s vocals ooze with cool, as if he’s fully embraced a retro-futuristic persona. His voice hovers over the track with an almost spiritual weight, hinting at themes of inner sanctity with the line, “There’s a kingdom inside.” Has Gillespie leaned into a new spiritual direction, or is this just another layer in his enigmatic persona? Either way, it’s intriguing—and it works.
The song has an edge, merging sci-fi tones with gritty rock, echoing the chaotic energy of Soft Cell’s “Memorabilia.” The result is a chaotic yet uplifting anthem that feels tailor-made for indie dance floors. And as it reaches its climax, “Ready to Go Home” brings in Sgt. Pepper-style crowd effects, delivering an exhilarating, celebratory close.
Primal Scream has crafted a groovy, spacey, and gritty anthem that’s both a nod to their roots and a bold step into new territory. This track feels like a spiritual, psychedelic indie-disco revival—one that perfectly reintroduces these legends to a new generation.
