Martin Courtney, also of Real Estate, releases his second solo album, which should appeal to anyone who has ever enjoyed the sound of guitars that jangle.
This is hardly earth shattering news for anyone who has ever listened to a record that Courtney has been involved with before. This is what he's like. This is what he does.
This is a sound that most obviously goes back to The early Byrds and the bands they immediately inspired. Then, in Courtney's case, to the Eighties and Nineties, Felt, Ride, The Clientele, bleached out Belle & Sebastian.
This is slightly characterless. Courtney's records often are. The vocals and actual lyrics are somewhere back in the mix, not the main priority, which is the shimmering haze of the guitar sound.
I sometimes find this slightly frustrating about Courtney, Real Estate, Beach Fossils and the whole raft of American guitar bands that showed up around ten years ago and defined a new / old sound.
This record says precious little but sounds nice if this is your thing. It's partially my thing but as with most of Courtney's records, I'm not entirely sure. I wish he'd say a bit more.
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