BRIAN ENO - Foreverandevernomore
Who’s better at creating galaxies of sound than Eno? Despite his age, the Brit who built ambience is vital as ever. Recorded in the iconoclast’s West London studio, this record hits eardrums like a sonic essay on the beauty of entropy. While everyone else is attempting to soothe humanity’s troubles with end-of-the-world-inspired overindulgence, introspective exercises such as this have more impact. Though one might argue Eno isn’t from this dimension, it will be an irreversible loss when he departs for other realities.
THE HOUSE OF LOVE - A State Of Grace
Featuring a new Terry Bickersless line-up instigated for a 30th anniversary US tour postponed by the pandemic, The House Of Love founder Guy Chadwick has used the time between lockdowns to nail down a solid set of songs for their seventh album. Opener Sweet Loser has a nicely somnambulant wooziness to it, while there's a hard rocking thump to the heavy riffing Melody Rose and Clouds. HoL's trademark dreaminess returns, though, for Into The Laughter and the chiming jangle pop Queen Of Song and In My Mind. Graceful indeed.
THE CORONAS - Time Stopped
Emerging
from pandemic lockdown with their seventh studio album, the Coronas unleash a
work of sonic diversity and thoughtful lyrics. Aptly titled, there are numerous
references to the uncertainty of the past two years in “Write Our Own Soundtrack”
and the title track. Danny O’Reilly’s voice expresses joy and angst without
ever seeming too sentimental. Though it’s hard to top Trust the Wire, when it
comes to undeniably catchy chorus-laden hits, the band proves they never drop
the ball when it comes to putting out a high-quality product.
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