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THE CAROUSELS - LOVE CHANGES LIKE THE SEASONS (SUGARBUSH SB012),  new album out on SUGARBUSH RECORDS.

This Scottish band release their first ever vinyl record, recorded at home on vintage equipment with a distinct 1960s sound and feel. The band recall the sounds of THE BEAU BRUMMELS, THE BYRDS & THE BLUE THINGS yet tinge their music with a distinct Scottish sound. Fabulous songs are underpinned by simple yet haunting arrangements. Every song has a unique quality and the LP will linger long in your mind after the turntable has stopped spinning. A really fine album and one that we are particularly pleased to have released.

THIS IS THE 2nd ISSUE GREEN VINYL EDITION of which only 125 copies were issued.


Featuring seven new tracks alongside selected highlights from the band’s self-release back catalogue (Sweet Northern Light and Call Along the Coast), Love Changes Like The Seasons is a solid 40 minutes of pleasure palatable for fans of all veins of rock, country and pop.

The Carousels debut sees the band tipping their hats to their country contemporaries of yesteryear while combing the fringes of alternative rock for the perfectly suited nuances of novelty to their psych/folk leanings. opens Love Changes Like the Seasons, and with its beautiful lyrics, rich 12-string sounds, gentle strings and sweet vocal harmonies, the song canvases much of the album’s scope.

“You won’t find love at first sight/ Ain’t nothin’ fate can do / It will brighten your lonely nights but it won’t stop you from feelin’ blue,” The Carousels assure listeners with whittled charm on Never Know What Love Is.  Slide guitars, 12-strings, brushed up-tempo beats and fiddles accompany the lyrical yearning, a timeworn blend that prevails throughout the entire album. Tracks like Where I Fall delight in such country formulas, layered with harmonious melodies and harmonicas.

While you’ll swear the southern twang isn’t exclusive to the band’s guitars (listen closely to those vocals), Love Changes Like the Season also taps into features of modern psych. Retaining melodious charm and lyrical grace, the album also dips into deeper bass, heavier guitar and percussion (Marianne and Call Along The Coast), and even brightly coloured La’s-esque riffs (Drifting Back). (I Hope I Never) Get You Off My Back’s sleepy harmonica, sweeping slide guitars and melodious vocals brings the Love Changes With The Seasons to a beautifully hazy end.

Having created a 21st century album that’s a ‘60s pop and psychedelia hybrid built upon a solid country foundation, it’s unsurprising The Carousels’ influences include the likes of Gene Clark, The Byrds and Gram Parsons. The Carousels’ strong, distinctive sound has earned them airplay on KEXP Radio and Steve Lamaq’s BB6 Music show. (*Source Britpop News)

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