Coral Island

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AlbumApr 30 / 202124 songs, 54m 18s
Indie Rock
Popular Highly Rated
15

This bold and nostalgic double album from the legendary Merseyside indie experimentalists features their most adventurous writing so far.

The Coral built a long, meaningful career out of mining garage rock, psychedelia, post-punk, AOR, and folk-rock for their best parts, then sticking them together in immediately hooky and mysterious new ways.

After nearly two decades since the release of their debut album in 2002, The Coral are back with their epic new double album Coral Island, which is dripping with new ideas, fresh sounds, and overall masterful creativity which the band have clearly kept a tight grasp on since their emergence in the early 2000s.

9 / 10

The Coral have built a catalogue that stands entirely on its own merits. Moving from the frenetic hype that dominated their debut to their current status

Nostalgic without bitterness or regret, the melodies pour out of this double album themed around the titular resort

Album Reviews: The Coral - Coral Island

The 10th album from the old-fashioned Merseyside rockers is a carnivalesque riot – though it does seem a little over-contrived at times

Merseyside veterans' faded fairground concept is steeped in pop craft

7 / 10