Happily wallowing in nostalgia, Martin Courtney refers in the title of his second solo album to what, as a late teenager, he and his friends would call the “magic” road signs that would guide them home in New Jersey when they were driving around high and purposely directionless.
These hazy, watercolor memories are most evident in breezy strumming opener Corncob, where the singer fails to remember the name of a one-time buddy (“It’s on the tip of your tongue”).
Like Courtney’s solo debut predecessor, 2015’s Many Moons, this doesn’t deviate wildly from the Real Estate blueprint, featuring pealing Byrds-y guitars, simple analogue synth counter-melodies and his semi-detached, Elliott Smith-like vocals. Time To Go off-roads into soul and Exit Music is a gentle stomper resounding with positive vibes, and all in all, it's lovely, uplifting stuff.
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