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- Summary: The second full-length release from The Waeve, a music project of Blur's Graham Coxon and The Pipettes' Rose Elinor Dougall, was produced by James Ford.
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- Record Label: Transgressive
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Sep 18, 2024Like stepping into a universe of the duo’s making, almost, it’s the kind of sonic escapism that’s akin to reading a good book.
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Sep 18, 2024It is an unpredictable and highly eclectic listen packed full of depth and textures making this a must listen.
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Sep 27, 2024Looser and more personal, fragile but still pissed off, City Lights – next to the band’s self-titled debut – portrays the classic tale of a creative harmony that blooms over time, no longer tempered by the tentativeness that comes with getting to know one another.
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UncutSep 18, 2024There are thrills aplenty, particularly the raging “Broken Boys” and surprisingly Gary Numan-esque “Moth To The Flame”, but despite the mournful “I Belong To”’s validation and redemptive closer “Sunrise”, the mood’s still frequently dark. [Nov 2024, p.43]
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MojoSep 18, 2024A yin-yang parity asserts itself with the wistful, jazzy, Rose-sung Simple Days, electro-pop You Saw and epic, wicca-ish Druantia. Elsewhere, there’s arty chamber pop, demented swing-jazz and the epic Surf’s Up-echoing closer Sunrise: middle-aged bliss has rarely sounded so weirdly magical. [Nov 2024, p.91]
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Sep 23, 2024The basic template is still there – a slightly moody post-punk atmosphere, with plenty of room for Coxon’s saxophone – but the songs feel more fully formed this time around.
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Record CollectorSep 18, 2024If the title track is effectively Bowie's It's No Game (No 1) on steroids and Druantia has you checking the label copy for an Eno credit, there's an intensity of commitment and a density of sound to both that wrestles you into submission. Things let up on redemption ballad I Belong To. [Oct 2024, p.103]