Shadows

AlbumJun 08 / 201014 songs, 56m 33s
Jangle Pop Power Pop
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Veteran Scottish band shrug off their midlife crisis record, 2005's Man Made, returning to their classic Byrds-esque sound.

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Few modern rock bands have ventured as far from their original sound as successfully as Teenage Fanclub, which started out as a gloriously sloppy pop-grunge act, then embraced the room-filling dazzle of Big Star and The Byrds, and lately has been forging a hard-to-classify style that combines the sweetness of ’70s…

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Long-running Scots deliver more pop purity

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Shadow is a near-perfect title for the new album from Glasgow's Teenage Fanclub, because for U.S. fans the band is an enigma.

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Finally, the Fannies explore their penchant for prog-rock and German psychedelia!

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By now, there’s a ho-hum attitude surrounding a new Teenage Fanclub record.

<p>Teenage Fanclub are still bathing the world in quiet joy on their eighth album, says <strong>Michael Hann</strong></p>

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And during this time an unlikely crowning occurred: Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque, a harmony-laden power pop record, emerged victorious in Spin’s year-end Best Album poll.

Album Reviews: Teenage Fanclub - Shadows

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And during this time an unlikely crowning occurred: Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque, a harmony-laden power pop record, emerged victorious in Spin’s year-end Best Album poll.