I think many of you know how I feel about the UK Music scene over the past decade. It has become so regional affected by the cultural wasteland that has been foist upon us by Brexit and fast talking bigoted politicians. So it is nice to welcome back Brighton's Shaw's Trailer Park for their second album.
The quartet offer up a cracking album of great variety and it sort of gives you more faith in human nature. On The News is maybe the best example of what they do with a song. At its heart, it sounds UK New Wave, but takes in UK Beat, a little Psych Pop and even adds a splendid dark cinematic instrumental at the close. All this in four minutes.
Crash Landing is awesome slow West Coast Jangle Pop whilst Lost And Found is great 60s Psych and Sun Dance is American Garage Rock sounding, a little Peaky Blinders in places, slightly threatening and hypnotic. The playing on this song just nails the mood.
Overdrive is a brave dark opener, very mid America that is built around an ace Rhythm track. It broods and threatens to burst out menacingly without ever doing that. Put It Down again mixes UK Beat with Psych, again a little US Garage Rock like.
Special mention has to go to the almost 6 minutes of Sun Device, sounding again like the darker side of America, rocked up Americana, built on a riff that totally grips you in an all encompassing way. The Guitar work is just enthralling. Instrumentally, it just doesn't let go.
You will not hear many albums like this this year and that adds to its charm. It is beautifully arranged, performed and produced and laden with Psych without ever trying to overdo it. It is extraordinary good and I can't see any reason that will stop it appearing in our Top 10 of 2025.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on CD and as a download. The whole album can be listened to on Bandcamp, but I am unable to embed the songs. Go get it!
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