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Cat: MOVLP 2598C. Rel: 17 Aug 20
Indie/Alternative

Side 1 - Track 1. Tangled Up Side 1 - Track 2. Fourteen Side 1 - Track 3. Breeze Side 1 - Track 4. Can't Get Free Side 1 - Track 5. Stalk Side 1 - Track 6. Sweet Unknown Side 2 - Track 1. Angel Bell Side 2 - Track 2. On Top Of The World Side 2 - Track 3. Brazil Side 2 - Track 4. Let Go Side 2 - Track 5. To Be

It's easy to see 'Tangled Up', the opening track on Cranes' latest, as apt music for our time. There's a haunting feeling of desolation and isolation underpinning the pared back album intro, which then gives way to the kind of explosive guitar work that signals pent up frustrations. But then this is also their most conventional record in terms of aesthetics. Tracks like 'Sweet Unknown' and 'Can't Get Free' are almost jarringly traditional considering the band we're dealing with. Respectively almost-folk and uptempo indie rock, these are contrasted by the raucous punk of 'Breeze', 'Anger Bell''s druggy, jangly rhythmic hooks, and 'Let Go', a dark and muscular slice of party starting metal. Alison Shaw's vocals complementing guitars and drums because they have the capacity to be both commanding and delicate; a sonic seductress who barely needs to whisper for our attention.