Reviews / Album

Fans of Norah Jones and The Everly Brothers will no doubt find this a good listen, and while this won’t really appeal to Green Day fans, it’s the first redeeming thing Armstrong has done in years.

With Sounds Like Sunset and Massappeal on the members’ CVs, they come at you relentlessly – owing something to their suburban origins and growing up on the sludgier and more muddied edge of the Seattle sound.

Across its sometimes delicate components there is an absolute craft and care.

With the follow-up to last year’s self-titled debut LP, the Brooklyn four-piece still feel a little like they’re finding their feet, probing the different possibilities of how to make a corner of this lovable loser summer pop their own.

The weirdest pair in folk.

If you can’t fall in love with Hiding Under Covers or Humdrum Blues, then check your pulse – you’re probably dead.

Overall, what could have been a light and enjoyable listen is overwhelmed by whimsy.

Just in time for summer, this is the perfect soundtrack for cold beers and hot nights.