A while ago I was having one of those 'I need to buy a new record' moments that I'm prone to.It's too late in life to do anything about it now. Even though the one thing I really don't need is any more records. You should see my flat. Anyhow, I turned out of The Eldon Shopping Mall in Newcastle City Centre and made my way around the corner to Reflex Records one of my habitual browsing stations. And browsed.
So I had a look at the cut price racks that record shops use to shift product that they've given up on shifting. I found something I was immediately interested in but couldn't immediately find the second option I needed.
I chanced on a Candidate record that drew me in. . I didn't know the band but it seemed to fit the bill. Good cover. Layers of mystery. Interesting. When I got it home and played it, I liked it a lot. Wikipedia describe the band as Folk Rock 'full of gentle, dark landscapes.''They have a good track record, going back 25 years or so. That will do.
Candidate have released a new album, called Pont Clear in recent weeks and it fits that description and is a great listen. Somewhere between XTC, Teenage Fanclub and The Clientele and that's a fine place to be. Stewart Lee likes it and so do I.Stew, (and Stew always chooses his words carefully), describes it as a 'finely crafted Faberge egg of Pop miniaturism'. That will do too. Thanks Wikipedia. Thanks Stew.
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