Welcome to Portland's Bory and his second album. It is a corking melodic listen. The wonderfully laid back vocals just weave and warp over you around some really all encompassing unusual arrangements. It is an album which gives you real affection to it.
It is also a whistle stop tour around the genres without ever losing its touch and feel. The harmonies are blissful, a little west coast maybe, but it is as at home with Slacker Rock and the Psych Pop ventures are absolutely notable and Psych Pop is always gonna grab me.
So you get the smooth easy listening of The Test contrasting with the 60s Psych Pop of Runner's High, a splendid pastoral pop sort of affair. The dreamy What I Needed acoustically mixing Folk and Indie Pop contests with the top notch Power Pop of Living Proof.
By The Lake is life affirming Jangle Pop, all Glasgow 80s, yet That's Jazz mixes 60s California with Brit Pop and even threatens a little Noise Pop, far more urgent than what else is on display. These are real examples of how great the variety is here.
We'll Burn That Bridge When We Get To It is a masterpiece of an opener, very Andy Partridge in places with a cracking other worldly instrumental arrangement. The arrangements throughout are what seals off a great album. A fascinating listen.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl or as a download.
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