Looking High has that ethereal summertime feel. Short instrumental break (summer sky) splits the record in two. There’s something a little Daft Punk’s Around The World about the bassline hook that emerges in the late stages of 2001. Title track Life Is Yours sets the scene, but the Chic -style disco guitar work which careens through the record is front and centre for single Wake Me Up. Known for their energetic live shows, it’s easy to see what was going through the minds of Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith as they crafted the record. And so was born Life Is Yours in 2022, a proper dance party of a rock record, seemingly an antithesis for that intervening period. But, as for everyone, COVID-19 put paid to that. Seemingly from another time, there is something distinctly unique about this very special collection of songs.įoals had geared up for a massive 20 courtesy of 2019’s (effectively) double record Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, foundations laid to send the Oxfordshire band into the stratosphere. ![]() Footnotes On The Map takes its time to build, double bass rippling gorgeously, strings, guitars and a choral of voices lifting the tune off the spinning vinyl. The gentle slowness of Seven Red Rose Tattoos is coloured with shimmering muted trumpets, folk and jazz melding seamlessly. Butler leans into acoustic guitars rather than the glorious electric sheen of his Brett Andreson or David McAlmont collaboration days. The Eagle & The Dove, builds slowly showing intent and showcasing Buckley’s range, even if the piano-led outro lingers. ![]() The folk of Ireland, England, Spain and America along with a bluesy-infusion set the undertone of this collection of songs the pair would like to have you discover “as if they have tripped across a box of photographs in the back of their closet”. A contender for this year’s Mercury Music Prize, the record was born by the two being paired by Butler’s manager. Actress Jessie Buckley putting out an album with former Suede guitarist and producer Bernard Butler might seem like an odd proposition, but For All Our Days That Tear The Heart is a truly magical piece of work.
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