Reviews / Album

Highlights include Poor Kelly Blues and the sombre Midnight Comes Too Soon, which suits Ford’s guitar style and slightly awkward singing.

A few tracks, like Run Run Run and Lineri, sway towards dubby dance – probably a tip of the hat to Four Tet and Caribou’s remixes – but this is definitely a late-night-alone album.

Whilst wherever they are they’ll always possess the soul of the Mali blues, with one of the most evocative electric guitar sounds around, six albums down it’s these subtle cross-cultural communications that see them expand their palette and continue to feel vital.

A version of Bob Dylan’s Wagon Wheel underlines the appeal of Women In Docs – instinctive melodies and good clean fun musical times.

It’s a change from the pop-punk stylings of their original band, Say Anything, for Jake and Jeff Turner; a considered sound that reverberates long after the listener puts down their headphones.

White Deer Park is surely a fan favourite, but equipped with certain gems, it also has the potential to move anyone who has experienced life’s mishaps.

Things get a little repetitive in the album’s final third, but the band’s penchant for evocative melodies and cohesive flow between songs make For The Win a solid and promising debut.

Another parasol on the party beach courtesy of Gold Coast producer Mike Perry, Julian is a more restrained, almost basic piece of skippity club tropicalia than we’ve come to expect from Paces.

Indigo, in particular, offers up some great melodic hooks that all but force a smile out of you.