Here's another example of a Listening To This Week Playlist submission opening up a whole new world. Always Dreaming was released as a single in May and I loved it. The search for more revealed that the song was released on this album in March 2024 and what a listen this is.
Ruiz! is Hugh Ruiz, a Catalan, raised in the UK and based in Sheffield and Bedswerves And Dilettantes is largely influenced by the period between early 80s Post Punk and the period just before Manchester went berserk. It is quite a journey.
There are some really interesting diversions. Stupid Old Git is wonderful Psych Pop, yet Song For A Friend is a heady cross between Madchester and Brit Pop. The closer, The Human Touch is great melodic Pop with a slight hint of Muse.
You, Me, Us is melodic Indie Guitar Pop with some killer Guitar, more Pop joy. Both Falling and Love Is Blind show a great understanding of what made an 80s Synth Pop song showing that depth could exist in such. Yet The Boss opens the album by blasting everything in sight with hints of Modern Prog and Psych in a Pop Rock framework.
5 Seconds gets all Talking Heads and Always Dreaming sounds as splendid as it did when I first heard it. It may have took me 17 months to hear this, but it will stay with me for much much longer. Choosing 3 songs to embed on such a diverse album is tricky, so I've simply gone for my current faves.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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