Galore
The British duo of John Hamson Jr. and Marcus Pepperell knew their lifelong friendship (since age 11) demanded they work together. The telepathic understanding between two friends isn’t often fair to outsiders, and together they speedily put together the dramatic, dense pop of *Galore*, an 11-track album that sounds like a much larger band celebrating the shimmering—and fleeting—promise of youth. “Now We Are Sixteen,” featuring guest vocals from Summer Camp, starts quietly, with a somber, nostalgic melody line that’s surrounded by so many memories, with music that threatens to detonate at any minute. That it teases us for so long is one of its greatest strengths and the kind of musical foreplay that forces us to pay attention through the album. Guitars, synths, bass, drums, and random horns supply these heavily reverbed fever dreams with an overabundance of musical details. But once you\'re acclimated to the sounds, “Dancing’s Done,” “Sound of Screams,\" and “Together Now” reveal gorgeous tunes that deserve attention.
The debut album from the UK pop duo and recent Sub Pop signees Thumpers is filled with extroverted melodies, booming, insistent drums, and glimmering production.
The debut album from the UK pop duo and recent Sub Pop signees Thumpers is filled with extroverted melodies, booming, insistent drums, and glimmering production.
The indie-pop twosome bring a joyous anthology of glitz and meaty hooks in the form of their much-anticipated debut LP.
The indie-pop twosome bring a joyous anthology of glitz and meaty hooks in the form of their much-anticipated debut LP.
Having skirted the periphery of the music scene for a few years, British duo John Hamson Jr. and Marcus Pepperell-who first found fame as two thirds of disbanded also-rans Push Tiger Tail-found themselves at a dead end.
Having skirted the periphery of the music scene for a few years, British duo John Hamson Jr. and Marcus Pepperell-who first found fame as two thirds of disbanded also-rans Push Tiger Tail-found themselves at a dead end.
Review Of 'Thumpers' New Album "Galore". The album comes out on February 11th via Sub Pop Records. Thumpers will play SXSW Festival 2014 this March.
Review Of 'Thumpers' New Album "Galore". The album comes out on February 11th via Sub Pop Records. Thumpers will play SXSW Festival 2014 this March.