Saturday, April 23, 2016

The Pierces - You & I

A pleasantly swirled together mix of indie-ish pop, mid-tempo rock moves, a folkish streak and a healthy tendency towards drama, somewhat in mid-late period Cardigans territory (especially on early highlight "It Will Not Be Forgotten"); there's also "Glorious", which reminds me more of Love's Forever Changes (circa 1967) in its melody and progressions than anything more recent, although obviously the production marks it clearly as contemporary; and "Kissing You Goodbye" (cascadingly girl group-y). Overall nice but not memorable; much stronger in its front end than the rather indistinct second half.