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I’ve come to realise I write about the weather quite a lot, but I can’t help it; I just hate winter. I hate the cold and the nights drawing in, and I hate the fact the sky is grey even when the sun is shining. But what I do like in this god awful, barren season, is when a band release music that sounds like summer. Don’t they make everything better?
So when Little Comets released their new album Life is Elsewhere last week, I praised the lord (literally). If their first record In Search of Elusive Little Comets is anything to go by, with its very catchy ‘Dancing Song’ (which was featured in this summers Radox advert) and its bright and energetic ‘One Night in October’, the Newcastle native’s second album should be enough to add a bit of sparkle to anyone’s day.
An obvious cheeriness runs throughout this album, from opening track ‘A Little Opus’ to ‘Tense/Empty’, which are infused with jangly, poppy guitars and lead vocalist Robert Coles’ joyful, harmonious vocals that soar over their upbeat melodies; the Little Comets sound refined and captured perfectly.
It seems the band have matured since their debut, not only being musically tighter, but by adding 80’s influences to tracks like ‘The Western Boy’ and having a playful ending to 'Jennifer' like a child trying to have the last say in a jesting argument. And lets not forget the dooby doos laced throughout the chorus. However, not all is warm and bountiful on Life is Elsewhere, with ‘Violence Out Tonight’ hosting the lyrics: “And like for every victim/It seems the pain will not subtract or even calm/All this protracted by a state/In which the poor conviction rate for rape/Can leave a woman feeling/More at blame than able,” wrapped in its innocent, pop cloak.
So, I’m going to say it again, I really do not like winter, but now that I’ve listened to this album, it really makes the small glimmer of sunshine that we’ve had this week seem that bit brighter. Life Is Elsewhere is one of those albums that should get your butt moving, your neurons firing and should definitely be listened to on repeat, especially in this cold, dark season.
So when Little Comets released their new album Life is Elsewhere last week, I praised the lord (literally). If their first record In Search of Elusive Little Comets is anything to go by, with its very catchy ‘Dancing Song’ (which was featured in this summers Radox advert) and its bright and energetic ‘One Night in October’, the Newcastle native’s second album should be enough to add a bit of sparkle to anyone’s day.
An obvious cheeriness runs throughout this album, from opening track ‘A Little Opus’ to ‘Tense/Empty’, which are infused with jangly, poppy guitars and lead vocalist Robert Coles’ joyful, harmonious vocals that soar over their upbeat melodies; the Little Comets sound refined and captured perfectly.
WATCH // Little Comets - Worry
It seems the band have matured since their debut, not only being musically tighter, but by adding 80’s influences to tracks like ‘The Western Boy’ and having a playful ending to 'Jennifer' like a child trying to have the last say in a jesting argument. And lets not forget the dooby doos laced throughout the chorus. However, not all is warm and bountiful on Life is Elsewhere, with ‘Violence Out Tonight’ hosting the lyrics: “And like for every victim/It seems the pain will not subtract or even calm/All this protracted by a state/In which the poor conviction rate for rape/Can leave a woman feeling/More at blame than able,” wrapped in its innocent, pop cloak.
WATCH // Little Comets - One Night in October
So, I’m going to say it again, I really do not like winter, but now that I’ve listened to this album, it really makes the small glimmer of sunshine that we’ve had this week seem that bit brighter. Life Is Elsewhere is one of those albums that should get your butt moving, your neurons firing and should definitely be listened to on repeat, especially in this cold, dark season.
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