Another comeback, the first new music in 6 years for this band. The album Crack-Up will be with us on June 16th. In 2013, main man Robin Pecknold went to college. Swot.
Didn't think much of it when I first heard it, but now I love it. Beautiful tone on the guitar, and the whole thing sounds like a collaboration between OK Computer-era Radiohead and '70s Beach Boys. Wonderful.
We finish as we started with this week's new tracks. A protest song. A great one.
So great to have a new album from James Mercer and chums. In the lineage of The Kinks, Squeeze, Crowded House and Blur, few do melodic pop better. Also contains "So Now What", possibly the finest song of the past 5 years.
Just scan the tracklist. Jesus. "Renaissance Man" is an overused term, but applies in spades to Marc Almond. The Soft Cell tracks aren't even the best songs on it. Go for the deluxe edition if you can.
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