This is the first song in a long time I remember pulling back to the start immediately after my first listen. The smoothness of the melody at the half way point, ‘Those Girls’ is to die for. A glittering number it’s easy to get lost in, maybe only until the gut punch of the chorus, that tangles with feelings of unfulfillment in the grips of love. Next, the title track kicks off with a wailing vocal performance that would make Kate Bush jealous. “In the sphere, that’s where we all die/In the eye, that’s where I’m living”. The lyrics float around depicted scenes in a dream-like manner, loose, only tethered by the feelings explored. Playing around in the sandbox of memories is ‘The Toy’. The “Forgotten tongue is the language of love” refrain is a high-quality earworm. She’s channeling the passive voice of a Stephen Malkmus, a Tom Petty or a Bob Dylan, and at no point does it sound forced. Adrianne sheds some learnt philosophy on the moments we share the things that bind us in this madness. The swaying folk of ‘Forgotten Eyes’ is hypnotic. READ MORE: Professor Elemental – Professor Elemental and his Amazing Friends: Part 2 – Review ![]() It breezes by, just about scraping two minutes, in the shape of a track that wouldn’t sound too out of place on Karen O’s Crush Songs. Opener ‘Rock and Sing’ is a frantic lullaby, posing questions about our bodies and relationships. ![]() It makes you wonder then… what stories and themes from that record needed fleshing out for the New Yorkers to so boldly deliver a sequel (the ‘earth twin’ to UFOF‘s ‘celestial’, according to the band) so soon, if any? Are they just throwing at the wall to see what sticks? Was this always the plan? I think it’s time we took a listen. This companion-piece record apparently burst into life just days after the release of the aforementioned, something you rarely see these days press cycles and unyielding tour schedules usually dominate the rest of your calendar year to ensure sales figures and blah blah blah that’s the shape of the industry, we get it. have released three albums in three years since their 2016 debut Masterpiece, including the stunning UFOF earlier this year, without sacrificing quality along the way.
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