We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love - Half Japanese
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I'd heard that they were a band who didn't know how to play their instruments, in actual fact the rhythm section is really tight when it wants to be, and the guitar locks in to that backing nicely. The noise elements in tracks like How did you know are done really well too. The DIY/lofi aesthetic works for this band, it never sounds muddy, there's a clarity to the music and a sense that they are a bunch of guys who connect really well with each other when they play. My biggest gripe are the covers - Gloria, All of me and Going home were terrible imo and added nothing to the album sitting amongst great originals like The Titanic and How did you know.
7/10
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