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Cat: OLF 005LP. Rel: 25 May 20
Indie

Side 1 - Track 1. Banana Skin Shoes Side 1 - Track 2. Is This A Dream? Side 1 - Track 3. I Just Wanna Wish You Happiness Side 1 - Track 4. I'm Not Sure What It Is Side 2 - Track 1. Tony Wilson Said Side 2 - Track 2. You & Me Against The World Side 2 - Track 3. I Need Someone To Trust Side 3 - Track 1. Note To Self Side 3 - Track 2. Colours Side 3 - Track 3. Funny Time Of Year Side 4 - Track 1. Fly On The Wall Side 4 - Track 2. Never Change Side 4 - Track 3. Appletree Boulevard Side 4 - Track 4. Do My Best

Damon Gough's millennial-era massiveness was never going to be easy to maintain. Such was the strength of his first record, preceding singles, that score to British smash hit movie 'About A Boy' and LP three, 'Have You Fed The Fish?', the Manchester maestro could have hung up his yarns then and retired comfortably. He didn't, and gradually moved towards 2010's 'It's What I'm Thinking Pt.1 - Photographing Snowflakes', a far more introverted work you needed to spend time with. So a return to the release schedule after the subsequent hiatus, perhaps presumed retired, was never going to be predictable. Take it from us, though, 'Banana Skin Shoes' is another Badly Drawn Boy album and a career landmark for more reasons than a comeback. Lyrically never more confident - even forsaking subtle metaphor for brazen emotions at times - and instrumentally innovative, intriguing hooks and curveballs abound, it could be his best to date.