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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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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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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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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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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.