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Cat: SC 377LP. Rel: 2 Sep 19
Indie

Side 1 - Track 1. Giving Up Side 1 - Track 2. Used To Be Lonely Side 1 - Track 3. Before I Know It Side 1 - Track 4. Song For Ty Side 1 - Track 5. Valleys (My Love) Side 2 - Track 1. Rhododendron Side 2 - Track 2. My Life Alone Side 2 - Track 3. Day & Night Side 2 - Track 4. Friend Of Mine Side 2 - Track 5. Forever Turned Around

From the moment opening track "Giving Up" hits you with its timeless pop rock romanticism you're immediately transported to some bygone era, when the charts really meant something, everything on the radio inspired boy-meeting-girl, vice versa, or indeed non-binary-meeting-non-binary. You know - when things were right with the world. Dangerously close to pastiche, the quality of the songwriting and infectious instrumentation elevate this second long form from Chicago's greatest hope(s) to a whole other level. Listen to the brass work on "Rhododendron", a jaunty walk in the park after that surprisingly good first date. "Valleys (My Love)" anthemic chorus and lilting strings. The crooning guitars of "Before I Know It". These tracks pay homage to golden era love songs, when mainstream was experimental because so little had come before. And yet they all stand up today - mesmerising proof that fashions come and go, but style is omnipresent.