Morning TV’s surf rock sound shines through on their sophomore EP – a sonic evolution of their 2016 debut.
Sun-drenched opener‘Get It Right’will get you more excited for summer than the blue skies we’ve had these past few weeks. It’s far and away a favourite track on the record, from the cheery instrumentation to the shoegazey vocal delivery. There’s a shout-out to cheap red wine for good measure, and the jangly riff plus drum machine combo wouldn’t be out of place on Mac Demarco’s latest album. Here, Morning TV are at their best.
With a glitchy standalone synth, ‘Tea Tree Bay’ushers in the second half of the EP. It’s much more lo-fi than the first half – ‘Lady #2’ sounds like a demo of second track, ‘Lady’ – with the watery riff throughout ‘Heart Wash’ a standout. There’s some great experimentation coming through here, but it does leave the record sounding a little top-heavy, as the first three tracks do sound much better production-wise.
Sun isn’t totally refined or free-flowing, but it’s got some clear indications of where Morning TV’s sound is headed next. It shows they’re keen to have some fun, and I’m all for that.
