The return of Scotty at Popboomerang is just as welcome as the return of Melbourne's The Wellingtons. It has been 8 years since 2017's End Of The Summer and their return couldn't be more fitting than on Popboomerang.
Baby Moon is Power Pop at its very very best. If you ever want to know why I love the genre, then listen to this from start to finish. Newcomers may just want to head off to I Won't Turn Away and you will immediately want to play the whole album.
The band offer up big choruses, memorable riffs and most of all harmony and melody. They also have a weapon in Kate Goldby who takes vocals on two songs and takes them in a more earthy Indie Pop Rock direction on The Things I Did Before and even gets a little Bangles on Not Ready To Give Up.
The band themselves are not frightened to take chances themselves. I defy anyone to write a better Indie Rock song than End Of The World. They also show that they can Jangle on the excellent Better Me, a song that takes you back to those CD buying days of Not Lame.
Sound Asleep shows that things can get slower, the vocal reminds me a lot of Jeff Whalen of Tsar and The Brothers Steve. The Long Goodbye may be the best Weezer song that they didn't write. The sheer Power Pop joy of the two opening songs are worth the admission alone.
Both She Still Loves Me and Always Gonna Be That Girl are reminders to an old man like me of all the previous waves of the genre are adored. Power Pop may be a little noisier now, but this album is a reminder of how music can cheer you up and look at the bright side. I had real trouble deciding which 3 songs to embed. I could have chosen any of the 12. Wonderful!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl, CD and as a download.
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Had no idea this band existed until recently, so this is my first experience with their music. First listen was great!
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