The band have released several of the LP’s tracks as singles over the past 12 months. The excellent ‘Dying To Hear’, which strikes an appealing balance between their tendency towards wistfulness and real emotional weight, with a chorus that’ll be stuck in your head for days.
The four-piece are not afraid of making their influences clear; in terms of both feel and arrangement, album opener and current single ‘Enough For Now’ comes off like a lost Go-Betweens cut thanks to its dreamy synth and slightly odd-yet-catchy melody.
The album does suffer from an over-consistency of mood, and singer Charles Rushforth’s passionate, idiosyncratic vocals also seem a little over-excited at times – a device that works well in concert but on record is just a touch too much.
However, there is a variety of bright jangly tunes. ‘Come Across’ and ‘Komici’, ‘80s synth-pop ‘New is the Saddest Word’ and ‘Comfort’, and more contemplative moments such as ‘All My Girlfriends Are Zeppelins’ present a cohesive snapshot of an exciting and unique band.
7/10
