The London-formed trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli, and Remi Aguilella return with their third album in a decade with a selection of powerful, breathy, indie-folk-shoegaze, their first since 2016’s Not To Disappear. There feels like an expanded sound with 12 Ensemble adding rich orchestration, such as on Junkmail and Future Lover, while elsewhere there are clever structures an intricate synths, electronica and samples interweaving the classic thrumming bass, drums and and vocals. There’s a recurring theme of long-distance longing, such as with the line “to find a hole in the ocean” to travel to her lover on standout number Swim Back, but other highlights include the more minimalist and downbeat Party, about a difficult closer relationship - with alcohol - the shimmering and echoing guitars of Dandelion, and Be On Your Way, and closing track of further longing Wish I Could Cross The Sea. Out on 4AD / Glassnote.
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